Postcard from the Edge

February 8th I had a small argument with the stairs to my office. The stairs won, and I blew out a small and rather useless tendon in my left leg. No big deal, except that it landed me on crutches and a cane for a few weeks, and turned my leg the color of week…

[Obligatory note: If you read this as a personal attack on your participation in sports or in a sports event, then you haven’t read what I’ve written. I may not understand the point of sports, but I don’t understand the point of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches either. I will still defend to the death…

Alli: The phenomenon you refer to is called GAPO. It won’t work if you put the book under your pillow. If you put the book under your pillow, then all the facts related to that book get sucked out of your head and into the book. What you need to do is open the book,…

Yesterday I thought that I was reconciled to the fact that I was going to have to wait for Dr. Liver to get back to me regarding my MELD score. Yeasterday I really believed I was prepared to be patient, and wait for The Powers That Be look at my files and figure out what’s…

I clocked in at 7:00 this morning. The soonest I could get any news is 8:00, and there’s no guarantee I’ll hear anything until 10:00. It’s five degrees out, according to my car’s thermometer (-15 for you Celcius types). I had two cats (Grey Menace and Warrior Princess) keeping me warm in bed. I have…

I’m feeling healthier today. That always has a positive effect on my mood. It’s pouring rain outside, but somehow that doesn’t feel so oppressive as yesterday’s simple grey skies did. I picked up Clueless Wonder’s atenolol from his vet last night, and made an appointment for his one year follow-up. He’s doing well on his…