Recipe: Even Brain Food Shakes evolve
As my digestion has gotten more frail, I’ve had more and more trouble with my Brain Food shake. I went to a powder, because organic… Read More »Recipe: Even Brain Food Shakes evolve
what works
Breathing
Sooner or later, it all comes back to breathing. Without adequate breath, obviously, nothing else matters. As a sometime ER nurse and continuing asthmatic, I’m… Read More »Breathing
Unexpected adventures with the rent
Yesterday I did 10 minutes on the treadmill. Today, I walked almost a full mile of this hill in 18 minutes and 16 seconds —… Read More »Unexpected adventures with the rent
Posture matters, across species
For the past forty-mumble years, and for some time to come, my experience of life is shaped by the particular body I’m in. The reciprocal… Read More »Posture matters, across species
Waiting
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
Pain rating scales that describe reality
I’m filling out paperwork for these assessments. It’s a lot of homework, especially since they didn’t provide anything I could edit in softcopy. (Wait… how… Read More »Pain rating scales that describe reality
Pushing back on neuroplasticity
I got the Sydney norovirus right before it hit the news. I’m recovering, but slowly; the persistent low-grade nausea is annoying — and worrisome. I… Read More »Pushing back on neuroplasticity
The point of mythology — and there is one
I’m working on a series of 3 novellas, a triptych: 1. Kronos in season: The growing-up of a primal god. 2. Hell — the bright… Read More »The point of mythology — and there is one
Recuperating
This picture shows the only thing I can do with any real success right now. Each time a piece goes in, I soak up the… Read More »Recuperating
Something like rest
I thought I would get laundry done today, but I’m still too shaky. I got a good walk in, and finally set up voicemail on… Read More »Something like rest