Three days a week, I go to dialysis. On those days, I have preparations I have to do, every time. I have a dialysis bag, with pillows and a blanket, because dialysis is exhausting and I usually wind up falling asleep about halfway through. I have my tablet, because it usually takes me a couple of…
I am trying to build good habits. In fact, I make a habit of going over my habits and trying to weed out the bad ones and replace them with good ones. I also make a habit of looking for lists of good habits that I can try…
While the orbital mechanics mathematics is a bit beyond my instant comprehension (math with letters confuses me), the numbers with actual words in them make tons of sense…
That Feeling When. Most of us know that #TFW means That Feeling When. It’s shorthand on Twitter and other social media.
And most of us know #TFW you’ve done something foolish and just realized it too late, like perhaps having that watermelon two…
NaNoWriMo begins today. I have 759 words so far today. My goal for this month’s challenge is merely to write every day, even if it’s only 750 words or so, so I’m writing at 750words.com this month. So far, I’m off…
It may be satire, but it won’t be satire forever. I call myself a “part-time cyborg” because I have to spend several hours every week hooked up to a machine in order to remain alive…
My morning routine is usually very languid. I sleep until I wake up and decide I don’t need to sleep anymore. Unless we have something scheduled, that’s usually around 9-ish. Then I say a “good morning, God” prayer, get out of bed, and shuffle to the bathroom for my morning relief. Usually…
Those games you used to play on your computer, way back in the Windows 98 days? The games you still miss because they were just too awesome for words, and they wouldn’t play anymore past Windows XP? Yeah, those games.
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