a day late…

I should count it as good that the date is becoming fuzzy… Seven years; happy anniversary to me!July 27th, 2004 I was officially released from treatment and declared cancer-free. Today was not such a good day, and the packing for the move seems to get nowhere. These are the days that I think, “chemotherapy was […]

a marking, offered a bit past due

One year has past for each of the Hindu chakras. One year has past for each of the classical planets. One year past for each of the seven virtues or each of the seven sins… One for each of the endocrine glands in my body. And one year for each of the seven directions… It […]

catching up to my dreams

This morning I awoke out of an unnerving dreams. I didn’t have time to post about it this morning… but it has been carrying with me all day, if not the full details then most certainly the emotional impact. In the dream, I had cancer. Again. In the other armpit. (The thing is: I have […]

marking the day

Six years ago, on this day, I was called cancer-free and released from treatment. Six years… Wow. I still get little brown scars rising to the surface of my lower legs from exploded capillaries that were damaged by the chemo agents; the nerve sensations in my upper left arm are still a bit whacked; and […]

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x marks the spot

And if you are curious, x = five years cancer free. I keep remembering it wrong. LOL! Go figure. July 27, 2004. Not my last day of treatment, but the day I was officially declared cancer-free. I have been moody about it for the past week. It is still a melancholy thing to live on as […]

with the ups, the downs

Previously, I mentioned a seasonal co-worker diagnosed with stage four cancer at the age of 21. Today I was told she had died.It’s totally fucked up, but it would seem I am buffered by adding two good friends to the survivor list. Also, I am two weeks from a personal landmark, which helps hold it […]

allow me to introduce…

This is Bob De Jardine. He is the owner of Tuff Stuff Leatherware here in Phoenix. (The kind of place where they custom-make the garments from scratch. None of that hacking pre-made things down to fit you.) He has been the owner for over twenty-five years now. He worked for the original owners for ages […]

running over

I have been keeping up with my oldest friends via Facebook, which is the nicest feature of the thing for me. I haven’t done this good a job of staying in touch since I left Ohio for Arizona back in 1996. Yesterday, I spent a good chunk of the day chatting on Facebook with Bill. […]

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