I have been unaware of too many things for too long. Or, maybe not. You’ll have to decide. Lately though, I have become aware of more things than I wanted to be aware of. I think I am tiring of the whole “Awareness” industry. Within the past few weeks, I have regretfully become aware of…
How many times will I write about this, I wonder? John Donne’s Meditation XVII never grows old, because the hopes, fears, and dreams of mankind never change. Donne tapped into something universal in all men. Donne tapped into a powerful essence in the hearts of all men. Today, we laid to rest a long-time friend.…
I am a real fan of the truth, when I can find it. I write about it a lot. It is as elusive as one of the free-range emus we have here in Kemper County, Mississippi. Earlier in this sleepless night I wrote about Seneca, the Roman Stoic philosopher and some his contemporaries and colleagues.…
I can hear them. Thump! Bumba-Bumba! Thump Thump! Bumba-Bumba! A-rap-a-rap-a-rap! Bumba! Thump! [repeat and increase in tempo] Hearing the drums is one thing, but the increasing tempo is mesmerizing, even paralyzing. I hear it ringing in my ears, my pulse matching the increase of the tempo. Last May, I got the message back from the…
The Book of Job is worthy of a lifetime of study, yet it is mysterious and unsearchable. For as surely as Job labored to understand the workings of the Divine, he failed. In his desire to comprehend, and declaring his own understanding, he only received unanswerable questions from God designed to illustrate for his benefit…
The links to the PDF files of THE CHRONIC DIARIES had developed some problems on the server that was hosting them. A friend tried to let me know this, but it seemed to work on my computer and from some others. I tried it this morning and got the same error message. I believe I…
I have some enlightening non-observations about Ferguson. Well, an enlightening non-observation is every bit as helpful as some useless observations, at least in my way of thinking, and perhaps not nearly so dangerous. I wasn’t there when the unfortunate event occurred. I wasn’t there during the first round of protests. I wasn’t on the grand…
Thanksgiving has become my favorite holiday. I have said so before, and I hope to say so again. It has been ever since I had my first one right after my CLL diagnosis in 2008. It’s remarkable how a cancer diagnosis will change one’s mindset. So many things, once urgent, have taken a back seat…
Presidents have issued executive orders for a long time. That our current President has just issued a controversial one is not surprising. Lots of Executive Orders have been controversial. Perhaps the most controversial thing about executive orders is that Presidents take to them when Congress doesn’t do its job, for few Presidents will issue executive…
I have CLL. I write about CLL. But I have been given an opportunity to write about other things because my CLL is not on high on the front burner. I am no longer in MRD status, and back on watch and wait, all while seeing the encroaching signs of accelerating status. I will return…
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