I walked around the corner heading into his office and he was on the phone. His eyes were huge, round disks, his mouth slightly open and he had a grim look on his face. I backed away but recognized that look. It was the look of somebody whose mother was in… Read full post »

Driving home from a holiday visit with friends I was searching for a radio station and came upon a ‘religious’ station. The host of the show was interviewing the head of PersonhoodUSA. He kept saying they were protecting these ‘children’ and fighting for these ‘children&… Read full post »

I posted this on the first anniversary of my death. The grief is subsiding and life does go on althought it is not quite the same. August 16 will always be a hard day for me... 

I got to the hospital early. They let me into the Transplant ICU even though… Read full post »

I got to the hospital early. They let me into the Transplant ICU even though it was not visiting hours and they were usually very strict about visiting hours. I'm not sure if she could hear me but I talked with my mom. I held her hand, it was warm from… Read full post »

A fellow OSer, Monte, began posting stories from the bible. BTW, I am an atheist and think that religion is the root of all evil.

In one post he was describing the exodus of the Jews from Egypt. OK, maybe my comment was a bit over-the-top. It went something like: 'So… Read full post »

Some background

In July 2008, after working out with a personal trainer for 9 months I was in the best shape of my life. At 46 years old, 5’8” and 168 pounds I walked into Kohl’s and bought Levi’s with a 30” waist! It was the first time I could ever… Read full post »

Action Alert from American Harried-tage Foundation: Please contact Congress and oppose the Healthcare Reform Bill. Buried deep in the bill, on page 2109 to be exact, it mentions provisions for the collection and reuse of excess protein and food stuffs that will accumulate as a result of… Read full post »

Here are 2 links containing remarks made by Senator McCain concerning the Hate Crimes Bill and it being added as an amendment to the Defense authorization bill. The remarks on the youtube video start at the 3:00 mark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NpIVYROneE

http://www.npr.… Read full post »

My mother had a liver transplant two weeks ago today. Because her health was deteriorating for some time she has had several complications after the surgery. She is still in the Transplant ICU and on a ventilator. One day she is improving and the next she is not and something else… Read full post »