Hidden Disability Advocate | Speaker | Author | Adventurer
Last weekend, Amica and I traveled to a friend’s hunting camp in Pennsylvania’s Moshannon State Forest. During the day, I took him and his dog to a little winery I love: Elk Mountain Winery. We ordered our tasting and chose … Read More »
Of late I’ve heard myself calling the coronavirus pandemic the tempest. That is, the storm. And images have come to me about riding out a storm in a great ship. Of course I realized I was thinking of Noah’s ark. … Read More »
I caught myself today. It was a pretty hefty moment of realizing I’m stuck in a pattern that is exacerbating depressive thoughts. You know I love my memories. Going back and reliving my favorites is one of my coping mechanisms. … Read More »
I have a thing for bison. They represent to me the peace I feel in my favorite place … or at least was able to feel during my first two visits, October 2003 and September 2004. Now, even in October, … Read More »
I finally turned a corner towards improvement again, and this time without steroids. As I tapered off my course of prednisone, the pain of my herniated disc became worse every day. Things I’d started to get back were lost again, … Read More »
I’m still visiting my friends in San Dimas, California. One of the little things I do to try to be a good guest is wash dishes. My girl made a killer risotto Milanese last night, which, in addition to the … Read More »
I can attribute a single action by my friend Phil for the end of my comedy career, my teaching career, and a marriage. It became so that when he greeted me, he’d never say “Hi”; he always just said, “I’m … Read More »
Here’s the lovely thing about that massive Powerball jackpot and all the buzz in the air. America is astir with dreaminess. In these past few weeks, millions have taken delightful vacations into happy thoughts. We’ve taken a stroll into that … Read More »