A Mindful Life

Today is my birthday! In 1963 I came out to see what was happening, and a great deal has since then. I got educated, moved across country twice, changed careers, got married, and more. Wow! The other day I heard the song “1999″ by Prince, and I recalled how far away that year seemed when [...]

Fashion is something that goes in one year and out the other. –Unknown

The trouble with facts is that there are so many of them. –Samuel McChord Crothers, The Gentle Reader

We leave today for Austin, beloved roasting hot Austin, to make merry with friends and family, and to attend the wedding of some friends. Our first stop this evening is a meal at The Salt Lick. I won’t be around much in the next week, but I prepped some tidbits to give you something to [...]

A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores. –Terry Pratchett, The Fifth Elephant

Suddenly it’s almost time to leave for Austin! And I have many tasks to do before I go! And there are some work challenges I need to resolve! And I should stop talking in exclamations! Seriously, I can’t believe I’m going. It will be real tomorrow evening as I pack.

One of the policemen travelled with us. The patient was, quite understandably, frightened by his predicament and asked for someone to hold his hand. As I was clutching the dressings to his face I didn’t have a spare hand – yet the policeman, also covered with the patient’s blood, didn’t hesitate to hold the frightened [...]

Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment. –Barry LePatner