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Oct 20, 20233 min read
Mashed Potatoes
Well, October finds me preparing for Car T cell therapy. I am scheduled to have my T-Cells harvested in early November. Once harvested,...


Oct 11, 20231 min read
Till There Was You - Song of the Month
By Peggy Lee


Oct 11, 20234 min read
On Ringing Silence
Whenever crafting a performance, I always mine for the moments of silence - the reverent pauses that allow for the impact of the...


Sep 18, 20231 min read
Gringo Honeymoon – Song of the Month
By Robert Earl Keen (REK) Yes, I could have gone with “Its Hard To Be Humble” covered by many different artists. However I have always...


Sep 18, 20233 min read
Operating Small
It is just about Fall. As a personal update, we are working towards a Car T cell therapy protocol for the treatment of my Multiple...


Sep 9, 20231 min read
Needles and Pins - Song of the Month
By Jackie DeShannon


Sep 9, 20234 min read
On Pins and Needles
I hope I have not kept you waiting in anticipation for this month’s column, dear reader. It comes to you late in order to accommodate a...


Aug 21, 20231 min read
Who's On First? - Song of the Month
By Abbott and Costello I just could not help myself with this choice for “song” of the month. This is one of the greatest comedy skits to...


Aug 21, 20234 min read
Overwhelmed?
So, this is how it is for me: No matter how much I try to accept my fate, I still struggle with these facts: I have cancer/multiple...


Jul 21, 20233 min read
On Silver Linings and Golden Repairs
I celebrated a birthday this month. Not a monumental one by any means, but another full orbit on this planet nonetheless. Just like with...


Jul 20, 20231 min read
Don’t Know Why - Song of the Month
By Norah Jones I cannot believe that it has been over 20 years since Norah Jones recorded this song. I must be getting old because time...


Jul 20, 20231 min read
Silver Lining - Song of the Month
By Rilo Kiley


Jul 20, 20234 min read
Why? Because.
I want to let you know that I so appreciate, respect, and empathize with your struggles, your worries, your good days and your not so...


Jun 20, 20231 min read
Birch Trees & Broken Barns - Song of the Month
By Caroline Smith & The Good Night Sleeps


Jun 20, 20233 min read
On Tooth Fairies and Whimsy
Humans have adapted a quirky way of framing natural occurrences that are novel or frightening in the lives and minds of our children....


Jun 20, 20234 min read
Average
Average: a single value that represents or summarizes the general significance of a set of unequal values. As a former engineer, the...


Jun 20, 20231 min read
You've Got Your Troubles - Song of the Month
By The Fortunes Boy, do I like that title. And I like the line “You’ve got your troubles I’ve got mine” even better. Every one of us has...


May 22, 20231 min read
Song of the Month - The End Of The Line
The Traveling Wilburys What a super group: George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, and Bob Dylan. The group was the idea of...


May 22, 20233 min read
Get Busy
I could be wrong here (and that would not be very notable) but I believe there is a line in the movie The Shawshank Redemption where the...


May 15, 20231 min read
Anne's Song of the Month - Pick Yourself Up
By Natalie Cole
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