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Moments In Being Less Fat And Diabetic
I grew up a fat kid. For the most part anyway. I think I went through a very brief, though inexplicable thin spell when I was in second and third grades and then I plumped up and assumed the r...
Running Headfirst Into December
As the 2025-2026 college football season winds down, it would appear that this season's college football playoff will be out of reach for most schools in the country. My alma mater will be one ...
The Holiday Season Once Again
Thanksgiving yesterday came and went and thankfully, life went right back to some state of normalcy. At least, for me it did. Since I've been on my diabetes medication, my relationship with...
A Tragic Anniversary And The World Gets Dumber
According to the front page at Yahoo, today marks the 62nd anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. I didn't know that off the top of my head, though truth be told, I was...
Overwhelmed By Fatigue
I don’t want to say that I’ve given up, but I think that I’m done playing the game. Though the people themselves might be different, the outcomes that they bring are really all the same. I’...
Not Smelling Right
It's rare that I come home from work completely drained and dead tired. This wasn't one of those days, but I'd say that it wasn't too far off. I suppose I'm at my typical level of tired right ...
Birthdays, Rain, And Simulated Gunfire
Breanna had a birthday today. Morie has a birthday tomorrow. I sent Breanna that obligatory "Happy Birthday" text message this afternoon. I'll be sending Morie her birthday text message tomo...
Valor Earned
Today is Veteran's Day. As far as Dad is concerned, it's just another day on the calendar. He was never the type to hype up his military service, not only in retirement, but even when he was a...
Still Sick, But Not Begging
At one point, it was 88 degrees outside today. That would be Southern California in early November for you. Those kinds of temperatures make me feel worse than I already do. I've always bee...
Battling Illness
Today would be my third day of battling this damn cold. For the moment, I'm fatigued. I'm congested. My eyeballs hurt. I keep coughing. I've been experiencing what I would consider to be ...
Still Battling
It is rare that I get sick. Sometimes, I truly believe that I might be made of iron. If I'm guessing, it's been just over a year since I experienced even the slightest tinge of a cold. I say...
Mulling Things Over
A person I once called a friend had convinced me to became a part of prosebox and I did, in thinking that this would have been a way for us to communicate, share our writing with each other, and...
Wasn't That Long Ago
This would have been the time when I would have wished her a good night...
From Machine To...
For a brief moment in time, she regarded me as a machine. Regardless of my energy levels, I could do anything. I recharge my battery just enough for the following day. Shine my armor, poli...
Could Always Be Worse
I know that I complain a lot, especially about my work environment, but in the grand scheme of things, I should probably be more grateful than I present. In all honesty, I am grateful that the...
Gradual Return To Gaming
I had written this really poetic and heartfelt entry, but I decided at the last minute to scrap the whole thing. I spent a good part of the day writing it and piecing it together, but in the e...
Effort Was Exerted
Today was one of those days where I got up in the morning, energized and ready to take on the day and whatever was just over the horizon. Then as the morning progresses, I gradually find mysel...
Her Final Breath
Seven years ago today, Mom would take her final breath. That miracle I referenced in my last entry would never happen. I wasn't holding my breath. Maybe a small part of me was hopeful, but I...
The Quiet Before The Storm
Seven years ago today was a Tuesday. October 16, 2018, to be exact. I didn't hear anything from my sister regarding Mom or Mom's condition that day. I might have been led to believe that Mo...
Facing The Storm
Seven years ago today, things took a turn for the worst for Mom. The day before, we had no reason to anticipate what would happen today because on the surface, everything looked good or at l...
Progressing Into That New Week
I don't know when she uttered these words, but according to my sister, it was on this day seven years ago, a Monday at the time. when Mom made the following assertion: I'm dying. I wasn't ...
The Beginning Of The End
On this day back in 2018, Mom would experience what I believe was the last day of her life, in the sense that she probably felt that everything was going to be okay and that she was still co...
Laughter In A Time Of Dreamt Intimacy
I dabble in poetry from time to time. I don't do it often and I think, at least for me, I prefer that the poetry that I write rhymes. Because of this need for my words to rhyme, it requires ...
Part IX. Band Of Morons - Gorgon
8) Gorgon Gorgon would be the most recent addition to the work group, though this doesn't mean that she brings anything to the proverbial table. She officially joined the work group in August ...
Being Mindful Of Health
For just under a decade perhaps, Mom essentially neglected her health, both medical and I suppose, dental as well. After having developed what she considered to be an intense arthritis in one o...
