The days are warming up and people are tiring of safer-at-home restrictions. We all suffer from a short memory these days. If a topic goes beyond the lifespan of an Instagram viral (no pun intended) post, it's beyond our own give-a-fuck meter. Diseases, I'm sorry to inform, are not social media posts. They do not … Continue reading Random Thoughts
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A Difficult Start to 2020
2020 has been challenging to say the least. It has not been all bad but those lows have been dramatic. It's as if the emotions and events of an average year have all occurred within only the first three months of 2020. COVID-19 It's impossible to write about the setbacks of 2020 without discussing the … Continue reading A Difficult Start to 2020
Layover in Dallas
It was a Friday morning in July. I drank long past midnight the night before. After helping a coworker to his room at the Airbnb in which we were staying, I crashed in bed knowing I had an early flight. I set multiple alarms on the phone hoping one would be the one to get … Continue reading Layover in Dallas
The Health Plan: 1 Year Later
It was one year ago that I was diagnosed with high blood pressure. The diagnosis marked a new point in life. I changed my diet and prioritized exercise as part of daily routine. My blood pressure went back to normal and the doctors gradually took the medication away. I lost 25 pounds, my energy levels … Continue reading The Health Plan: 1 Year Later
Happy Halloween
Each night, a change inside him would occur. The mild-mannered George—the trusted neighborhood friend and respected humanitarian—would undergo a type of lycanthropy. The atrocities committed every night for the last six months made everyone believe there was a werewolf terrorizing the town under the moonlight. How fitting that he should be caught the evening of … Continue reading Happy Halloween
Thank You, Anthony Bourdain
“I’m not going anywhere. I hope. It’s been an adventure. We took some casualties over the years. Things got broken. Things got lost. “But I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.” —Anthony Bourdain Friday, June 8: the final morning of my latest business trip. I opened my eyes to a shrieking alarm in a … Continue reading Thank You, Anthony Bourdain
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