Medical Autobiography
Reading my medical file feels like a nostalgia trip & a mystery both in one. Sherlock Holmes & the case of falling blood pressure.
Age
Tinsel Life
I feel like a character in someone else’s coming of age story. The kind about a young man discovering life, love and that, contrary to what his mama said, the universe does not revolve around him. I’m Sunday morning breakfast in a social calendar filled with boozy Saturday nights &…
A Work Of Art
I’m forty this year. I asked myself if my life was a work of art?
The 30s Are A PostWar Dream
The 30s are early midlife crisis after the disillusionment of the 20s.
39 Looks Like This
Don’t erase my history and tell me that it’s a compliment. 39 looks like this.
10 Years Is A Long Time On A Ferris Wheel Called Life
I did the #10YearChallenge, placing a photo of me from 2009 side-by-side with one from me now. It brought up life lessons.
A Stubborn New Year
I think being right in life is often about being the most stubborn. Hang in there long enough and you’ll see yourself being proven right. And wrong. All things happen in some measure and it’s hard to quantify exactly how much of what you predicted came true.
We Need Witnesses. We Are Witness.
I received a call from an old college friend. It went the way you’d expect such calls to go. A lot shrieking, plenty of laughs, some quiet introspection and a lot more “I am so happy to be talking to you.” I really am. This is more than nostalgia. We…
The Lone Runner On The Treadmill
Everyone I know is on a treadmill. I wish I knew more people like me. The ones that tried getting off it.
Healing Into Thirty-Seven
This is sort of a birthday taking stock that’s late. But it has been the kind of year that merits that.