Spark and Spitfire

Inexorable Sunset

Inexorable Sunset

As we grow older we must learn to accept our “steady diminishment.”

Used Up and Spent?

Used Up and Spent?

After 10 weeks away, I returned to my beloved farmland. It wasn’t the same. But what wasn’t I seeing?

SURGICAL LESSONS — RESOLVE!

SURGICAL LESSONS — RESOLVE!

The stages of recovery from a tough surgery take time to go through, but perhaps in the end, you have renewed resolve to move forward.

SURGICAL LESSONS — PLAY!

SURGICAL LESSONS — PLAY!

When chronic pain hits, brain fog descends. What do you do when you can’t concentrate?

Ignite — 5/23/25

Ignite — 5/23/25

The last “Ignite” post was published on October 25, 2024 — before the election and my knee replacement surgery. Time to laugh again, at least for a little while.

SURGICAL LESSONS — LAUGH!

SURGICAL LESSONS — LAUGH!

Laughter is the best medicine . . . unless you’re constipated, or worse, you have to use a medical toilet; or worse — are you kidding me? — there’s nothing worse.

SURGICAL LESSONS — ENDURE!

SURGICAL LESSONS — ENDURE!

You learn many lessons following a tough surgery; lessons that teach you how to better ENDURE, LAUGH, BELIEVE, PLAY, WORK and RESOLVE. Today’s surgical lesson: ENDURE!