Monthly Archives: September 2013

“Holy crap on a cracker!”

To borrow a favorite quote from The Big Bang Theory, that is the most appropriate response I can think of to this week. Takoda was bitten by a copperhead snake. I got diagnosed with blood clots in my leg, which … Continue reading

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Song of the Day

but tomorrow is a new day, so hear it, feel it, then let it go . . . . http://www.metrolyrics.com/one-of-those-days-lyrics-joy-williams.html

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Savage Beast Afternoon

Worked upworked overpent uppatience overscreaming insidesavage frustrationbrings me back to savage natureBubblingbrewingagony escapingmusic catches me just in timerage rollingin beat to rythmssaving me from myselfswaysingrockrollno one watchinglet it gorock and thrash aboutlet it outradio therapydomesticatingraging pain

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Senseless Over-sensory Sensation

As a dancer and athlete, I grew accustomed to pain very quickly. I auditioned on torn ligaments. Climbed Mt. Washington with a torn rotator cup. Walked on a fractured ankle bone. Finished a triathlon after getting my nose smashed in … Continue reading

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Sneak Attacks

Tonight instead of Takoda laying watch over me and my pain, I’m standing vigil over him and hoping for the best. After I shut off the work laptop, we went on our customary afternoon walk/run. We hadn’t been through the … Continue reading

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Phew . . .

I was beginning to think I’d never get back here. The past couple of weeks have been really rough. The pain reached new heights. My hands especially took it hard, and I spent many nights only being able to think … Continue reading

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