Writing this post on 8/18/14, I am sitting in the hospital waiting area, as my wife Vicki is again in surgery. Today she is having ankle surgery. On December 14 2011, Vicki broke her ankle. No one is exactly sure how it happened. She was found screaming at the bottom of the driveway. She says it may have something to…
Tag: Choices
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Tossin and Turnin
Tonight, the stress and anxiety has gotten to me and I can’t sleep. It is 4:16 AM as I write this post, and I have been “tossin and turnin” since 2:30 AM or so. What is a person to do? Bobby Lewis sang about this whole “Can’t sleep” syndrome back in 1961 with his hit “Tossin and Turnin”. In his…
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Your Choices are Known Forever!
I hesitate to comment on the recent story of Ray Rice, because just commenting could put me into a no-win situation. Nevertheless, I feel this a good opportunity to highlight the impact of The Choices we Make: An opportunity to use Rice and this incident as a teaching moment. I think we could all use a remedial course, I know I…
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Leonardo Knows
Born as the illegitimate son of a notary, Piero da Vinci, and a peasant girl, Caterina, at Vinci in the region of Florence, he is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2,…
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Guinness for The Choices we Make
Guinness, Ah yes, one of my favorite beverages, a well poured pint of Guinness Stout. What you ask, does Guinness have to do with The Choices we Make? Well, it seems that they like our little title quite well! In fact, they have launched a 1:30 commercial, and the first 4 words, out of 11 total words are – The…
Abandonment, Alcoholism, ET CETERA, Financial Stress, Liver Disease
Overwhelmed?
It has been a full 4 or 5 years since I first thought about putting this blog together. Finally, my first attempt in March of 2013 languished after the initial post (If you want to laugh, go take a look at http://livingwithanalcoholicspouse.wordpress.com/). Why did I fail to follow through? Being overwhelmed is a paralyzing state. Merriam Webster defines Overwhelm as: upset,…
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The Luckiest Man on Earth
The Luckiest Man on Earth Just the other day, July 4th 2014 we not only celebrated the anniversary of the birth of our nation, but also the 75th Anniversary of the speech Lou Gehrig gave to fans, friends and teammates at Yankee Stadium. As you might recall, Lou Gehrig, also known as The Iron Horse, was one of the greatest…
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The First Post!
Today is the celebration of the Birth (Independence) of my nation, The United States of America (Since the USA only represents 5% of the worldwide population, this date may not be the anything special to you). I did not plan on entering this first post today, yet consider myself lucky to have done so, as this first post represents my…