Posts Categorized: Life

It’s That Simple

This morning, this instructional video was brought to my attention. It needs no further comment.

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We’ll Never Be as Young as We Are Right Now (XII)

I don’t believe in no boogie man I don’t believe in no pie in the sky You can wish upon a star until the stars are gone That doesn’t mean it’s really so There’s no such thing as a Santa Claus There’s no such thing as getting money for nothing No yellow brick road is… Read more »

First Lines: Fish

Finally, I got round to read Fish, the third collection of short stories I received after backing a Kickstarter some three years ago. Given the theme of the collection, I’m not surprised I put it of for so long. You see, from early on, I’ve had a kind of weird relation with fish. My father… Read more »

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It’s Been Four Hours and 42 Days

It’s been six weeks today. And I must say, it went down a lot easier than I expected. By now, the pain is gone, I’m sleeping almost perfectly fine, and my condition is slowly improving. Which is good, given the fact that we’re moving to our new house this Saturday. I’m excused from the heavy… Read more »

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“And this, too, shall pass”

Two weeks ago today, I entered the hospital. This past Monday, I was sent home. Here is, roughly, what happened in between. The operation where the goat-swallowing Boa Constrictor got replaced with a garden hose, started around 8 A.M. on Thursday, February 26th, and by, say, 3:15 P.M. I was on the ICU. I don’t… Read more »

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