Riding what you’ve got
Today’s images are a sampling from the newly-released online library of digitized images from Oxford University’s Bodleian Library, one of the oldest extant university libraries… Read More »Riding what you’ve got
Today’s images are a sampling from the newly-released online library of digitized images from Oxford University’s Bodleian Library, one of the oldest extant university libraries… Read More »Riding what you’ve got
I’ve always been a wee bit daffy, so the additional daffiness of pain-brain, combined with the clumsiness of my brain’s shoddy un-mapping, re-mapping, or possibly… Read More »Expletives can be good
The point is this: love is portable. Real, solid love can handle time and distance. I’ve been saying that for a very long time. I… Read More »International group post: Love is portable
We visited our favorite hot springs last week. There’s a hot pool that’s very hot indeed. When I alternate between that and the cold pool,… Read More »Being clear about being grateful
I’m recovering from packing and moving to my homestead. [I’m sorry to say that I don’t have internet yet, and the library’s uplink is slo-o-o-o-ow.… Read More »Persistence, chronic illness, mortality, and other perky subjects
As many physicians have noted, treating chronic pain is peculiarly frustrating. Therefore, treating a pain condition as subtle, complex and intransigent as CRPS must be… Read More »Rock stars
When I was a nurse, I could see when death was creeping up on someone. I saw gray fluttering around the person’s edges, especially around… Read More »There’s always an afterwards
We all know the old trope: half full, or half empty? I worked at Borland, which means, I worked with highly capable engineers who were accustomed… Read More »Half-glassed — a metaphor for flexibility
Sooner or later, deep and chronic illness (like, oh, let’s take an example at random, CRPS) will bring you face-to-face with your worst demons. It’s only… Read More »The wall, redux — with demons on the side
I’m sitting in the lab’s waiting room, recovering from the most recent vampire attack. It’s always a bit of a circus. As I said to… Read More »Waiting