Writing is Therapy
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This is the second in an ongoing series of blogs about a progressive inherited neural muscular disease that I have: CMT, Charcot Marie Tooth Disease. As I wrote in my last blog entry, CMT is affects 1 in 2500 people in the United States with a wide range of individual severity, and an even wider … Read more
Ok, I need to scream it out loud: I have Charcot Marie Tooth Disease! It’s easier to call it CMT because of its unusual name. The name is derived from the three French guys who figured out there was such a disease. One was named Charcot, one Marie, and one Tooth. No, it has nothing … Read more
Well it is that time of the year again where we are called upon to test our will power. I’ve got to have a conversation with my son Johnny about maybe using an idea in his science fair project to determine how far my car could travel if there About half of men who have … Read more
About a month ago I managed to hurt my back somehow – or as the doctor told me it may have just got its moment of pain after years of preparation. No matter how it came to be, there I was rolling on the bed trying to find a comfortable spot at 3 o-clock on … Read more
Back in the 30’s DuPont made some advertising effort that is said to have formed over the years into the phase “Better Living through Chemistry”. Then again, I understand that in more recent times DuPont has left that slogan behind, but not without first triggering a book and a movie by that name – and … Read more
As a boy growing up in California I came to feel sorry for people who had to live on the East Coast – particularly in the Northeast – because they had to wear suit and ties, it was too humid, and it was way too crowed. People were stiff and formal “out east”, and with … Read more
Yesterday I had the privilege of walking through the White House. I must admit, however, that I was markedly underwhelmed. My imagination had created a much better image of the White House over the years than what one sees when they are actually there. And my imagination was erased by a few minutes of reality. … Read more
I am always amused when I learn a new acronym or initialism when I am texting. Some abbreviations are just plain funny – or perhaps confusing. Some are crude and some are rude. One I personally use the most is LYB – “Love ya bye!” (which, interestingly is NOT so popular it shows up on … Read more
Each new period in life should begin with learning. At least that’s my way of navigation. Whether it is a week’s adventure to the north woods, a recuperation period following surgery, or the beginning of a new year… it is a new period and time to reflect upon life’s lessons. So with this great time of renewal … Read more