Dealing with chronic pain is insanely frustrating. While I’ve gotten better at managing it, and addressing factors that exasperate it, the constant pain signal still overpowers many other aspects of existence. While I much prefer to keep my head...

I’m definitely feeling much more human today. Over the past weeks while sick I hadn’t done much garden maintenance except for watering, and I have a lot to catch up on. A few of my tomato plants are falling...

I was sick all last week – and prioritized resting and getting better over posting. For the most part, I was pretty loopy from the cold medicines anyway. I’m still not 100%, but I did manage to finally clear...

Another sick day, but I think I’m on the mend. Everything is still concentrated in my sinuses, but the meds make me loopy and groggy. I think the actual “sick” part is over, but am now dealing with tremendous...

So I lost the fight yesterday and the pre-cold is a full on cold now. My symptoms are much less severe than my wife’s, but I think that’s because I have my usual “post-travel” regimen I stick to because...

I woke up with my brain ready to write, but then I made a mistake – I started scrolling through a news aggregation app. Initially it was under the guise of finding some interesting tidbits, but as my brain...

I thought about skipping today, but I want to make sure I keep the habit of writing daily now that I’m back from my trip. That said, I’m completely exhausted and in tremendous pain today from the travel debacle...

First Ozzy, now Hulk Hogan? Too much last minute stuff to do today before the trip, so this will be brief today. Let’s run down my checklist: Ok, time to get moving. I may post tomorrow or I may...

A dark day today, and it’s not the overcast skies. One of the great musicians of my life has passed and while I wouldn’t go so far as to call myself a big fan, his legacy and influence on...

I’m tired – I didn’t sleep well last night because the thunderstorm was loud and close enough that the house would rattle. And wake me up. And startle the cats. I think it finally blew over sometime between 3-4AM....