Snowbrush

I was born frugal. I was also born clean and orderly. My dedication to the last two items has sometimes left people speechless because, as ...

I know. You saw it coming, but you haven't heard the details, so here goes. I made the following to-do list when my second PSA ca...

My prostate antigen level in April of 2011 was two. This April, it was 4.5. Th...

I didn’t feel old until a year or two ago. I attribute this sudden oncoming of antiquity to the pain. Except for misdiagnosed sleep apnea...

Given how much I bitch and whine, Peggy might not realize that I try to spare her from the worst of what I feel, but I can’t...

I’ve been thinking about posting more and editing less because it’s making me crazy that I can’t stop editing. Even after I post someth...

It’s a rare night that I can sleep without drugs. For pain, I take Cymbalta, Dilaudid, oxycodone, and Neurontin. For sleep, I have Ambien...

Today is the first warm sunny day since last fall, and every square yard of earth is covered with shoots, buds...

I’ve only known one person who had serious and prolonged doubts about religion who ever permanently returned to it, and that person was...

When people praise me for my bravery in sharing so much about myself, I think it means they would be embarrassed to do the same. Ironically,...

I meditate on death and little but death. In every face, I see the eyes of a corpse, but it’s also my own corpse that I see. My body becomes...

I’m going to catch hell if I really use that for a title, so remind me to change it to: Dogs are obedient children; cats are thieves and van...