Jan 132022 — the Year of the AxolotlI proclaimed last year the Year of the Quokka (the adorable marsupial), but that didn’t change the fact that the year was pretty shitty all around. Nevertheless, I persist in naming years after strange and cute animals in an unhinged hope that is totally ungrounded in reality. …Axolotl2 min read
Jan 7Give me some spiritual proof. Please.I might have a slight addiction to self-help books, and I’m done feeling shame about it. All I really want to do is improve myself, why should I feel ashamed about that? …Self Help3 min read
Jan 5Keep it vague, and you will keep it.As a person who doesn’t make New Year’s resolutions, I have several ideas as how to keep them. It doesn’t seem to be that complicated, if you set them so they can meet you sort of half way to being resolved. …Keeping Resolutions3 min read
Dec 31, 2021This one goes out to the ones I love.I don’t just write on Medium, I also read the articles of other writers here. And I would like to recommend four of my favorite writers. For this article, I have limited myself to four, but I will revisit the topic at a later date, and mention others. I have…Writers2 min read
Dec 17, 2021My left sock.It has been exactly a month since my hip replacement. I’m not jumping for joy, but only because it’s not physically possible yet. I haven’t begun physical therapy to get my full range of motion back, but that starts in a couple of days. While I can’t jump or run…Hip Replacement3 min read
Dec 15, 2021Botero’s “fluffy” creations.Beauty is subjective, as is art, most of us can agree on that. But let’s all come together and agree on one more thing. Let’s agree that Columbian artist Fernando Botero’s paintings and sculptures are the cutest, most life-affirming chubby people (and animals) ever. …Fernando Botero2 min read
Dec 6, 2021My Meow Wolf experience.Yesterday, my family and I went to an immersive art experience known as “Meow Wolf” Denver. There are three Meow Wolf experiences around the United States; one in Santa Fe, New Mexico, one outside of Las Vegas, Nevada, and one just outside of downtown Denver — the city I call…Modern Art5 min read
Dec 1, 2021Healing body, shriveled soulIt has been two weeks since I had my left hip replaced, and I am making progress. I went from walker to a two-cane method, to a one-cane method, mostly for extra balance and getting up-stairs. One goal was to go from walker to cane by Thanksgiving, and I made…Healing Hip4 min read
Nov 22, 2021Hip, hip, hooray!I have a new hip! I should probably qualify and clarify, that now both of my hips match — I just got a new left hip and now both left AND right are artificial hips. Trust me, getting an artificial hip is, altogether, a grand, wonderful, and satisfying experience, because…After Surgery3 min read
Nov 12, 2021The scare.The call came, as it did for many women — a few days after the mammogram. Something was seen, and a closer look was warranted. Let me start at the end here — I am fine. No worries, no need for concern, no need for alarm, I’m lucky. When I…Mammagram3 min read
