August 2008

I can’t sit, can’t lay, can’t run, can’t sleep well, can’t drive, can’t lift, can’t swim, can’t bathe and can’t stretch. For the first time since I was a baby, I am completely at the mercy of other people to take care of me. Chelsea, Don and my mom (Wendy) each took time out of [...]

Hope your move went well. Being a writer requires someone to arrange letters into words and then take those words and place them into sentences in an order that is thought provoking and demands attention from the reader. Often times those sentences are then arranged into paragraphs, which usually denote a change of subject, but [...]

It’s tough to redecorate (or in my case, decorate) a home in tough times. Every penny counts and no one wants to spend more than they have to, but most of us know that value means more than price. Short of furnishing our entire place from Ikea, there are options for modern furniture that’s decently-priced [...]

My friend died in an accident like that just last week. He fell back while drinking his 14th beer, knocked some off the far end of the wall, which knocked a steel rod over, which smashed the top off an old propane bottle, which shot 11 feet across into the furnace that was open because [...]