As you can see, I’ve moved my web journal service over to Typepad. Or rather, my brother Phil moved it over after I complained that Bloggerspot was a little too complicated to use. Bloggerspot is actually pretty easy to use (and free), but Typepad is idiot-proof, which is what I need. So suddenly I got … Read more
My brother Paul’s wake was Wednesday and the funeral Thursday. Thanks to the many friends who made the wake, the funeral, or who contacted us by phone, email, etc. And a special thanks to the boat-mates of Paul, from his crew days at Cornell, who made the Wednesday evening wake. Tony Johnson came from Ithaca. … Read more
Four days ago, Wednesday, September 28th, we got the news that my brother Paul had died. He’d missed his dialysis appointment and when they went looking for him, they found his body in the bathroom. He was 47. This is tragic and heartbreaking. We are all crushed. But it is not surprising. My brother … Read more
Today is the midpoint between my second and third chemotherapy treatments. I have a tiny bit of mouth soreness and very minor fatigue, but otherwise no negative effects (except for rapid hair disappearance). My initial chemotherapy – I’ve had two sessions with two more to go, and then the chemo will change – is called … Read more
Had my crew cut on Friday, and not a moment too soon! Tonite my youngest (much younger) brother Phil saw the cut and said "That’s not a real crew cut." I said "the barber set the electric cutter at one inch and that’s good enough for me." Well, just took a shower and the hair … Read more
Who’d a thunk it? After less than a week, I’ve already gotten some spam comments. "buy stocks", "build a website", "Wow what a great site – I’ve bookmarked it! Do you need an MPG player?" Will have to figure out how to delete them. Addendum. Figured out how to delete unwanted spam comments and … Read more
Hair started to go Thursday – yesterday morning. Perfect timing 16 days after my first chemo and two days after the second one. Just about as the docs and nurses predicted. I was in the shower at 7AM when some hair on my head started coming out. As I got out, in walked the 8 … Read more
Which is a little publication put out by the SS. Francis and Therese Catholic Worker house of Worcester, MA. Claire and Scott Schaeffer-Duffy have run a "House of Hospitality" with meals and sleeping arrangements for the down and out for over twenty years. Supporters have lived in the house, some for several years, but … Read more
The NY Times is going in the dumper – yesterday they announced the firing of 500 employees. AND three years ago their stock price was $47.05. Yesterday it was 31.13. The S & P 500 over the same time frame has risen just under 45%. The math is bad for the Gray Lady. Here’s … Read more
As I left the gym tonite, I caught a minute of the Yanks v. Orioles. Yanks ahead 5-3, man on first, no outs. Jeter hits easy double play ball back to pitcher – who drops it taking it out of his glove, picks it up , drops it again – everybody safe. Instead of … Read more