As the year winds down, I find myself engaging in a pursuit of reflection. Maybe it’s a pathetic attempt at filling the annals of this here blog, but I think it is also a way for me to spend some more time pondering those things that I have not spent as much time pondering [...]
Also tagged PersonalHere it is, the end of another week. In the last week, things have flown by so damn fast. Between the usual stuff that needs to get done and the holiday parties and get-togethers with friends, there is such a time crunch.
As usual, the holidays are upon me much too quickly. I still have [...]
In a slight departure from my normal holiday travels, I journeyed to the Eastern Shore to visit my grandfather and other members of my family. It was doubly important, as my grandfather just had his initial round of chemotherapy starting on Monday.
I am unsure of the prognosis, though, given that it is a bit [...]
My surprise visit to my grandfather went over quite well. He was pretty happy to see me. I had to do some remote work, but we spent some time together in the afternoon. We also went to his doctor’s appointment for his radiation treatment.
He is in pretty good spirits considering. He is scheduled to [...]
I received some bad news yesterday from my grandfather that I was expecting but still unprepared for. Last Friday, he had a CAT scan to determine the cause of a speech problem he has had. When last I visited, he had been suffering from laryngitis. When I talked to him before then, he sounded like [...]
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