The Beginning of Thinking

The Beginning of Thinking

Riffing on Genesis (the first book of the Bible, not the British rock band from the 70s which became popular with Phil Collins behind the microphone but which actually had Peter Gabriel as its original front-man) English author Sir Terry Pratchett OBE once said,...
Thinking and Thinking

Thinking and Thinking

Howdy Strangers. How y’all been? It’s been a while since I’ve provided an update. It’s not that nothing has been happening – actually quite a bit has been going on – but it has been a time of considerable cognitive confusion. I got a lot on my...
Eating and Breathing

Eating and Breathing

So we are on a recent Sunday call and Bob says that he had just completed a 72-hour fast. While this made perfect sense to me, others were curious, some were downright skeptical. Bob listed off several benefits – apart from the obvious which is that your not taking in...
Well, I’m back in the hospital.

Well, I’m back in the hospital.

Started feeling a little odd Monday night. Had quite a bit of pain on Tuesday. Wednesday afternoon we went to the ER. Now the consensus at the time was a urinary tract infection. And while there was a good amount of evidence pointing in that direction the infectious...
What’s Your Viewing Pleasure

What’s Your Viewing Pleasure

I’m not really much for TV. Seriously. I’m actually more of a video game person. First-person shooters were my game of choice. My preference, in order, would be: the Tom Clancy “Vegas” games, the Battlefield series, then the Call of Duty...
Systemic Problems – Part III

Systemic Problems – Part III

Happy New Year! What a year it’s been. I was just thinking the other day about how I declined to have surgery to put the trach back in. That was back in February (2023). If you missed that story you can read it here. Hope everyone had a nice holiday. I’m...