March 2010
1 post
Eulogy
While funerals have been common in my life lately, I experienced several new things today. For one thing, I was a pallbearer for the first time. For another, I saw a military funeral with taps, the folding of the flag and presenting it to the spouse of the deceased. I also saw up close the actual burial process. I’m always contemplative when I go to funerals, but especially today. Maybe it...
February 2010
3 posts
What would YOU say?
What are you supposed to say when a friend calls and says that her husband died earlier that day?
That happened to me last night.
Last week they were at my house for lunch.
Today he’s gone.
Like spitting in the wind...
Today I was back in the gym, working out harder than I have in several months. It felt great! If there happens to be a person out there who actually read my last post and is somehow reading this one, too…then you have no life. Just kidding! Actually, I was going to say that you already know I had surgery and just returned to the gym.
Today I was amused by two things: First of all, last...
Back in the swing of things...
Yesterday I went to the gym. While this may not seem noteworthy to some, it was for me. No, I’m not a lazy slob who perpetually sits on the couch eating potato chips and watching television. My gym visit was also not the product of a belated New Year’s resolution (I despise those).
So why am I so excited about being back at the gym? Three words: dual inguinal hernia. Yeah, it hurts...