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I’m walking the five p.m. to six p.m. shift for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life this Saturday. It’s something I’ve done for five years now. I’d have done it last year, except that I ended up having surgery two weeks before the relay. This year my heart just isn’t in it though. I’ve…

subtitled “Wherever you go, there you are.” – Buckaroo Bonsai The more compelling aspects of my last five days: The Great Escape. Since I had a ticket to ride (technically a ticket to fly, I guess) Wednesday night, I was starting to get antsy Wednesday afternoon. I’m one of those people who like to get…

five six eight Seven’s out there too, somewhere. So’s nine. I just can’t be arsed to find them. A lot has happened in ten years. They no longer give heparin to cardiac patients. Synthetic heparinoids are all the rage now. No allergic reactions to those. I was one of the first patients to get a…

Met up with the ex last night for dinner and a movie. It was actually a pleasant evening, though I found myself babbling throughout. He has a tendency to leave big, awkward silences, which I feel compelled to fill. He’s taken care of getting my name off the old bank accounts finally, and says I…

No, the mystery plant has not yet bloomed, and it’s starting to drive me nuts. The largest of the buds is now nearly two inches long and tubular. This is what it looked like yesterday” The bud turned white sometime during the day today, and is just starting to part at the tip. It doesn’t…

So last night I looked in on Waldo just after dinner time and found him in the standard “J” position of a caterpillar preparing to pupate. According to the book, that meant he was due to pupate in 24 hours. This morning Waldo was still “hanging in there”. Around 10:00 this morning I went downstairs…