Activity Prompt: Writing What Is and Is Not in the Photograph
I took it literally and then I took it away from the prompt. My quickie result of the activity: The Photo: I’m outside. Outside simply to be outside. It’s not…
Kathy Planansky (1958-2024)
On March 31st, Easter Sunday, around 2:15pm, Kathy left this world. She was surrounded by family and loved ones as she passed. She knew she is loved and everyone around…
Love, Gratitude, and Rest
Tonight is 1 week since Kathy entered Hospice care. Her journey has been faster than anyone could have imagined or wanted. Before an update on Kathy, I’m going to update…
Welcome to Hospice; How Can I Help?
We’ve been under the care of Hospice for 3 days. One day I’ll write about that more, but I can sum up Hospice intake in one word: Overwhelming. They don’t…
None of the Above: When All the Choices Suck
Three weeks earlier we had a plan. Oh, how I love a plan. The oncologist delivered the devastating news about Pancreatic Cancer and explained that while we can’t cure it,…
Revitalizing the Blog. Or, When Cancer Rears Its Ugly Head
Earlier in 2024 I said to myself, “Hey, You, you haven’t put anything on that blog in a long time, maybe it’s time to just archive it and turn it…
Test Post 3/21/2024
Testing subscription.
Adventures in Snowshoeing. Or, The Agony of Fatigue
I’m bent over staring at the snow, leaning heavily on my poles as I catch my breath wondering what is happening. Are my meds off? Am I going to have…
Ambitious Goals
I don’t go to the bathroom without a plan. I was informed of my prowess through office gossip. A coworker had been sharing how I was so wholly determined to…
Leaping Into Familiar
When I made the career shift from training and development of library staff to instructional design at a university, I had some trepidation about moving away from the library world.…