my world had not yet been turned on its ear. Pardon this entry. It is the maudlin musings that have been dwelling and building deep within me for a year now. I try not to let them out to exercise too often. But today, this once, I will allow them to taste the air and…

The weekend was, all in all, uneventful. That made it restful to experience, but pretty difficult to write about. I’m still oscillating between being unable to sleep and then sleeping for ten or eleven hours like some winter-bound tulip bulb, but at least it means that I can look forward to a good night’s sleep…

The crickets are loud. My window is shut, but their incessant rythm makes it through the glass anyhow. At the moment, it’s enough to make me want to re-legalize DDT. I got up for a Lassix run about 2:00. When I returned to bed, I couldn’t find Purple. While I can successfully navigate my way…

*sigh* One of the Chaplains from work called me again today. They’ve called once or twice a week since all this started. It makes me feel like a wretched liar, talking to them. Once again I was informed that everybody was praying for me. They keep asking if I want them to come out so…

I debated on whether or not to add this. But I suppose it is important, in its own little way. Last night the Socialist found out one of my deepest, darkest secrets. I have to admit, he took it pretty well. He wasn’t exactly what you’d call “understanding”. But he was pretty good about it…

I have discovered that I just played my 10,001st game of Snood. I lost, if anybody is curious.

Yes! Eight hours sleep last night! I almost feel human. Granted, I got the sleep in three separate blocks, but I slept for almost four hours straight through at one time! It would have been longer, but the O’beast decided it was time for breakfast at 6:00. I’m thinking of having him freeze dried and…

I’m getting some perspective again. Yesterday I had a Pulmonary Function Test (PFT), a bone marrow biopsy, and a dexascan to check for osteoporosis (evidently a common side effect of liver failure). The PFT was done in the cardio unit of the hospital. There were people there doing cardio-rehab while I waited. Old men with…

When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat the problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion to develop a pen that writes in zero gravity, upsidedown, underwater, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing…

Another sleepless night. I don’t believe that I’m fated to have two good nights in a row for a long while, more’s the pity. I tried to make crepes last night. The recipe seemed simple enough, and they hardly had any salt at all in them. To call the experiment “a disaster” would be a…