One way or another, our conversations always include Autumn – sometimes laughing, sometimes crying as we talk. In our conversation, I described the following… Life is like a garden. In 1997, when Autumn and I started dating, we started our garden of life. Getting married, having a baby, finishing school, moving and starting a new […]
Today is my first Thanksgiving Day without Autumn by my side. Our first was in 1997, shortly after we started dating. I’m currently in an airport sitting across from Gate C12, in front of a Tram entrance, waiting for my daughter to land and unsuccessfully trying to hold back the tears. It has been just
I’ve been spending too much time lately attempting to understand my “why” and find meaning. Why do I get up in the morning – what drives the day forward – what do I hold on to when life becomes difficult? I’m coming up a little short. From the time Autumn and I were married, I’ve
I’m not sure how this will go, but life seems to be that way right now. We hit our stride, then trip and fall down and need a plan to get back up. I am planning, at least for today, to periodically write here on Autumn’s blog. I am hopeful it will be helpful, an
Upon arrival he was called over to a table where he signed in, and I went to the ticket counter to purchase a zoo pass. As I was heading over to check out some adorable monkeys near the entrance, I overheard a sophisticated looking lady say, “oh, is that your wife? She can join us
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Tuesday, June 9, 2021 More Ramblings from my broken brain… I read an article on Medium that mentioned a poetry competition for Pride month. I sent it on to Samantha, my daughter, as she writes mind-blowing poems and encouraged her to enter. Unfortunately, the challenge is past due which I should have realized but didn’t.
I came out in 2015 as a “free-thinker” or “non-theist.” This decision had nothing to do with resenting god/s because of my cancer. My search and questioning started years before I was diagnosed. What I don’t want is to lose friends over who I currently am, although I have lost several. I try to accept
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I am sitting in the car waiting for Makaela while she interviews at Flattop. It’s my least favorite type of restaurant: Mongolian grill type. She got the job! I will try it at least once. Maybe I’ll become a repeat customer. Monday, May 17, 2021 It is the start of the missing chargers. I
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Thursday, April 29, 2021 It is moving day! I have had a headache all morning, so I stayed back to rest at the hotel. I always get scared when I have a headache as I think the tumor may be on the move. It may be growing, but I just had an MRI and what
Sunday, April 25, 2021 Will the anxiety ever go away on its own? We were sitting at the Friendly Fox for our Saturday morning breakfast ritual, people all around, positive distractions, when wham, I think I had a “mini” seizure and lost consciousness for half of a second. I lost interest in my brisket on
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