For in this world I’m bound to ramble, I have no friends to help me now - The Soggy Bottom Boys I’ve been meditating a lot more than usual. There’s a simple for reason for this. My relationship with Kim ended a couple weeks ago and I thought it was all my fault. My … Continue reading Man of Constant Sorrow
What Do You Want From Me?
So in order to pare down or build up or spread out or whatever is the future of the Blog to Be Named Later, this is the 2nd attempt at my appeal to my (meager, but hopefully building!) audience to know what, if anything you would like me to research, who you would like to (try at … Continue reading What Do You Want From Me?
Beast Mode, Part 2
[Sigh] I did so well at first! Then the evil mistress Myoclonus showed up and that was all she wrote. I decided to do my fast last weekend as Kim was out of town so it would just be me and my grim determination to not touch any of the food in the kitchen. And, … Continue reading Beast Mode, Part 2
Beast Mode, Part 1
So, the first attempt at a fast didn’t go so well. Somehow, I managed to talk myself into thinking a 2-day fast would be just fine, so around about 6 P.M. on the second day, I proceeded fix myself a small bowl of dry roasted peanuts sprinkled in E.V.O.O. (Extra virgin olive oil. It’s on … Continue reading Beast Mode, Part 1
Getting a handle on my handles
When I was in grade school, there was a kid who always played Four Square with me and my “friends.” I use quotation marks because I was arguably the most socially inept, chubby, awkward kid at St. Dymphna’s Elementary School and I’m pretty sure the kids that allowed me to sits at their lunch table … Continue reading Getting a handle on my handles
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The Yard
Months ago, my Mom and Da were at a St. Mary’s parish auction. My Da is very active in the parish, ushering at Sunday mass and regularly donating to the parish. This year, at the charity auction, the old man was the highest bidder on field box tickets to Wrigley Field. See, the brother … Continue reading The Yard
Finding the Now
This week, I gave a presentation at the TBI support group meeting on meditation and how it benefits the brain post-traumatic brain injury. Keep in mind, it was my first attempt at public speaking, well, ever. I think I did fairly well. Before my presentation, several people in the support group expressed frustration at their … Continue reading Finding the Now
It’s Hard Getting Started, Again
Well I made it. 6 years sober. As we say in meetings, “How’d you do it?” I almost didn’t. See, a few months ago, I was reassigned to a new position at work. As it turns out, no matter how much I hate to admit it to myself, my brain damage is real and … Continue reading It’s Hard Getting Started, Again
Oh Hi
I'm back. I've been tossing around this idea of a vlog within a blog. It's really just been over the last week or so that I came up with the idea of marrying the many seminal moments and resulting life changes I've had over the last almost 6 years and the result has been an … Continue reading Oh Hi
My Zen Brain 