Black Oak's Daughter

Monday Morning, I was at the hospital, all prepped and ready for surgery, but hadn’t spoken to either my surgeon or the anesthesiologist yet.   My doc came in, saw my daughter there, and asked me which shoulder we were doing the surgery on.  He cracks me up. I reminded him that it was my disk, and [...]

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It’s over.  The operation was monday morning and I got home around 1 pm yesterday. It was 100% successful at fixing the pain. The only things that hurt now are the wound itself and my fat lip from where the breathing tube pressed against it. I am truly grateful that things went so well. They were pretty [...]

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The most visible creators are those artists
whose medium is life itself.
The ones who express the inexpressible -
without brush, hammer, clay, or guitar.
They neither paint nor sculpt.
Their medium is simply being.
Whatever their presence touches has increased life.
They see, but don’t have to draw…
Because they are the artists of being alive.
J. Stone

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I defer again to Annie. This is beautiful. Read it. Pay attention to the John Calvi quote, that’s how I still sometimes feel. Like I’ve been at it for so long, and I’m so weary, that I can’t feel where I end and all of that begins.
I was there this week in fact. I have [...]

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My daughter leaves messages on my screen sometimes.  This is this mornings exchange: 
minime: my boobs seriously hurt today
minime: I am not a fan of this
Grania: that’s a nice thing to leave on my screen at work
minime: you’re welcome
minime: I could call them breasticles if you’d prefer that
She cracks me up.

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The cat, he’s not fighting his pills, and he’s not peeing on the rug. He’s eating just fine, and sleeping a lot.
Me:  I’m not fighting my pills either, and in a few days I’ll feel better.  Doc said I have a UTI caused by the kidney stone. Probably a mild kidney infection too, but the [...]

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Today, I got home from work a little late. Opened the garage door and then I saw my next door neighbor for the first time in 3 months, so we talked until my phone rang. It was the doctors office, they want to see me tomorrow.  I come inside, I wasn’t thinking when I opened the [...]

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There’s a lot going through my head today, this is going to be kind of random.
First off,  my friends Mary and Jerry lost a beautiful lady last night when her aunt that lived with them passed away.  I had an opportunity to sit and just be with Nellie about a year ago. She had already [...]

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My oldest and best friend, the one person on the planet that knows me better than I sometimes know myself, is in town for Easter. She’s on her way over. We’re going to spend the day playing video games and pigging out on pizza like we used to in High School half a lifetime ago.  Girls day. [...]

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Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.     -The Dalai Lama

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