You all probably know full well the so-called five stages of grief: denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. But what fails to be understood, generally, is that it…Continue readingWhat stage am I at, again?
You know, the place where I live has been known as the “pacific northWET” for a reason – it’s supposed to rain here all the time, it’s supposed to be…Continue readingRaining again….
It’s weird, but grieving is… waiting. It’s waiting for the minutes to add up to an hour, for hours to add up to a day, for days to string together…Continue readingWaiting
A friend took me out to a place called Camano Island last week – I’d seen signs for that turnoff on the highway for years and kept on meaning to…Continue readingI pickled a key…
The Last Moment: 14 July 2021 Deck’s last jump I am a creature who lives stretched across time. I can remember vividly things that took place decades ago –…Continue readingThe Last Moment
For those who follow this page and this blog in any consistent fashion at all, you might remember this post – the day I first encountered the wolves down in…Continue readingThe Day of the Wolf, Reprise
In every relationship there are stories of what “came before”, the things that defined the person you are currently in a relationship with, before you met them. Sometimes you’ll hear…Continue readingIn the sky
Remember I posted about tech trouble a few days back? Here’s the catchup – my remote for the TiVo (with which I also control the TV and my way ot…Continue readingTech update
The Pacific Northwest hasn’t seen the like of this in a long time, maybe ever. The heat record was broken for many places today – and that’s ALREADY too damn…Continue readingIt’s too damn hot…