Sunday Post ~ "Origami bunnies can help you fe…

Sunday Post ~ “Origami bunnies can help you feel better.” – LG Fairchild
Psalm 27(aka “the origami bunny Psalm”)
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Back in the Land of the Living

Reunited, and it feels so goodReunited, ’cause we understood,There’s one perfect fit,And sugar, this one is itWe both are so excited ’cause we’reReunited, hey, hey
I walked through the door this afternoon with a big smile on my face, and was greeted by an equally big smile, a warm, long embrace, and an enthusiastic, “Oh, sweetie! [...]

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Sunday Post ~ "The waiting is the hardest p…

Sunday Post ~
“The waiting is the hardest partEvery day you see one more cardYou take it on faithYou take it to the heartThe waiting is the hardest part.” – Tom Petty
Isaiah 40:29-31
I am still waiting. And my waiting, as tough as it is for me, is lightweight waiting, compared to Deb’s. [...]

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Weekend Update: Pee-Nut Diaries

OK, those of you not on drugs, is this still hilarious?:
“Do we need to shrink Dennis Quaid and send him in there to break stuff up?”
I knew it! Thank you, Bucky
I have nothing new to report. The pain, when I allow the meds to subside (which, in all honesty, [...]

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Pee-Nut Diary Entry

&*%$!!!! Even with the pain, I was doing OK because I was making progress. Now, not so much. Suddenly, this morning, a stone is stuck, um “near the exit.” A new and different kind of pain. Docs are wonderfully accessible and responsive. Best case is double the pain meds, [...]

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It’s a Funky and Low-Down Feelin’

This is about the sixth installment in the “Pee-Nut Diaries,” so-named because it IS all about the pee, here, and I feel very much like a nut for having started down this passageway. However, I find I’m quite incapable of writing, or even thinking about anything else, particularly today.
This was, by far, the worst day, [...]

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IP Rocks!

No, I am not extolling the virtues of Internet Protocol. I am giving you an update. I am telling you about my new hobby, as of this evening: I P rocks. Little ones. Into a strainer. That is my first new hobby. My second new hobby is taking Percocet. Guess which hobby I like better?
They [...]

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The Stones’ Farewell (European)Tour

Today will be the final European performance of the (infectious kidney) Stones, before they are “blown up.” I’m off this morning to the surgi-center to get some of my parts pulverized. Good times.
The brilliant entrepreneur, Circus Kelli, has designed t-shirts (above) to commemorate the occasion. She has obtained a vendor’s permit and will [...]

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Sunday Post ~ "It is one of the most beautiful c…

Sunday Post ~ “It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hebrews 13:1-3
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The List

A long, long time ago, Kristine, the Princess of Blogworld, posted a list that her then boyfriend, soon-to-be husband and Prince, Shaun, wrote for her. It was a list of 40 things he loves about her. This list caused quite a stir in blogworld. There was much whining and arguing among those who have no [...]

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