by admin | May 1, 2012 | Life Lessons
I write an awful lot about medical issues. I really don’t think there is a medical condition or procedure that I don’t know about. My friends like to tell me that I should just test out on the medical degree because I’m always diagnosing them. And a...
by admin | Apr 24, 2012 | Life Lessons
Last night I was watching Taken with Liam Neeson. If you haven’t seen it, here’s the plot in two lines. On a trip to Paris, his daughter is kidnapped and is about to be sold into the white slave trade. Liam isn’t going to let that happen at any cost....
by admin | Apr 10, 2012 | Life Lessons
I went home Saturday. No, not for a visit as in times past. But home to live. For those who are new here, home is Seattle. I was born there. Up until eight years ago, it was the only place I had ever lived, well, outside of that one month I lived in San Mateo,...
by admin | Apr 9, 2012 | Life Lessons
I am a big believer in signs. No, not the ones on the side of the road that say “No Outlet” or other useless instructions designed for the morons of the highways and bi-ways of America as well as the union workers paid to paint them. I’m talking...
by admin | Apr 5, 2012 | Life Lessons
I wrote some time ago about stuff. As you know, George Carlin really said it all, that all we really need in this world is what we carry in our wallet. As I ready all our worldly possessions for their transcontinental journey, I am reminded that this is all too true....
by admin | Apr 2, 2012 | Children, Life Lessons
You’ll have that song in your head for the rest of the day now. As we all know, it’s Easter, the queer time of the year when we try to convince our children that an especially large, yet very stealthy rabbit, will break into our home in the middle of the...
by admin | Mar 28, 2012 | Life Lessons
While everyone else worries about Y2K and the end of 2012 bringing about momentous change to the world, I am plagued by April. Yes, April. Not a specific year (though years ending in ‘4 seem to be harbingers of major changes), but April in general. For most...
by admin | Mar 12, 2012 | Life Lessons
I have learned a few lessons in life over the years. One of them is never get involved in a land war in Asia. Another is to never use White Out with Word. It’s a bitch to get off the computer screen. You remember White Out, or more appropriately, Liquid Paper....
by admin | Mar 2, 2012 | Life Lessons
It’s funny how life can change so quickly. With just one single, seemingly small act, your entire life goes in a new direction. I have always marveled at this phenomenon, and now I am in the middle of one of these moments once again. In my own life, there have...
by admin | Feb 21, 2012 | Life Lessons
I was pondering a question this morning that really gave me some pause. Should two consenting adults under the age of 21, given that they are mature enough to handle the situation, go ahead and get married? Of course they should. If the two adults are mature enough to...
