Daddy Furious died several years ago – something that I’m pretty sure that I’ve mentioned once or twice on this blog. As a result, and the fact that I am not a parent myself, I tend not to think too much about Father’s Day. Typically, it’s not until a week or two later after it’s…
It’s a Mystery . . .
I awoke this morning at 5:30 am. This, after having turned off my room’s light at midnight, and having been awaken twice during the interim. Translation: Less than five hours of sleep. Yay, me. I’ve been nodding off this morning, but really can’t afford to take a nap. I’ve got things to do, but that’s…
A Few Updates . . . and a Question
Hello, World! It’s been nearly a month since my last post, and I thought I was beyond that sort of procrastination, but it seems that I’m not. Then again, it’d be different if I had some actual news to report, but I don’t. With the conclusion of the semester and the fun that follows (spoiler:…
Into the Beast
I finally made the trip to IKEA. Yep, after years of wanting to go, I finally did it, and I’m still trying to process what I saw. You could say that this was like Dante’s Inferno, in the sense that what should have been a simple trip turned into something more complex and life-altering. …
Yet Another ‘New’ Normal
Alas, the greasy burger did not happen. While I am saddened by this sudden development, I’m certain that my frail arteries are celebrating. Life can be so unfair. I’ve been having sensitivity issues in the area of my mouth. At first, I thought it could be tied to the various headaches that I’d been having…
Of Dentists and Burgers
I’m feeling a lot – A LOT – better than I had been, at least from a mental health perspective. Physically, things have hit a plateau, and I don’t know what’s going on. But then, I wouldn’t be me if I did. It appears that the conclusion of my dental issues is in the distant…
Talking with Friends
Apparently, the root canal worked, as it’s now been almost 48 hours and the pain that I’ve felt has been minimal. I wouldn’t even call it pain – more like periodic discomfort. Dentist #4 told me that I’d feel better once he was finished, and boy, was he right. And the funny thing to me…
The Procedure
It happened. Visit to Dentist #4 resulted in a root canal procedure. I did not want one (preferring extraction over the more complicated work), but the dentist – who was one of the nicest medical professionals I’ve ever met – convinced me that the long-term problems with a tooth removal weren’t worth the time and…
Reducing the Gulf
I hadn’t intended for an earlier post to solely address the issue of snow. Rather, I had a full agenda – a slate of topics on which I’d wanted to talk. Everything from issues regarding my health, to a few complaints from my job, to even – yes – snow. I don’t recall why I…
A Faulty Compass
What do you do when you’ve got a problem and really need to talk to someone, yet the nature of the problem is such that you’re actually afraid to share it with anyone? I’ve been dealing with a panic attack for most of the day, all over something that happened a good while back, and…
A Day in the Life, Pt. 1
When I was a kid, I attended a Sunday School class where the teacher spoke about the Final Days. During the discussion, he emphasized that the Bible stated that a “sure sign” of the pending Apocalypse was that things would not function in their normal ways: Black would be white, up would be down. Not…
