Category: Life & Death
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under pressure
For the first time in ages, I gave blood once again today. According to my donation history, which I can review online — because doing anything these days requires an app or an online account — the last time I gave whole blood was on July 25th, 2024. I donated platelets on August 7th, 2024,… Read.
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Vicious Head Cold from Planet Death
I am just getting over a vicious head cold that came all the way from Planet Death to murder me, but I fought it off with over-the-counter pain killers and my one superpower, naps. I’m pretty sure I caught it from somebody on the ferry coming back from Isle Royale. It’s a three and a… Read.
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morning walk 4-26-2025
It was a good day for a morning walk through the UW-Madison arboretum. It started out cold, with temps in the forties, but a clear, sunny sky quickly warmed everything and by the time I left, about two hours after I arrived, temps were in the fifties. Very pleasant weather for a long, slow stroll… Read.
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revenant
I really thought this little guy was a goner. He was all shriveled up, most of his leaves had gone limp, some had even blackened, and I had no clue what was wrong. I usually kill houseplants by forgetting to water them, but I’d been watering this guy about every ten days, which ought to… Read.
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“I am your density.”
Writing prompt: Do you believe in fate/destiny? No. But also, maybe. Depends. Read.
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mom voice
I was doing something stupid until I was stopped by THE MOM VOICE Read.
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failing
All on January 22nd, 2023: Monterey, CA: 1 man killed 10 people & wounded 10 more Baton Rouge, LA: 1 man wounded 12 people Shreveport, LA: 1 man wounded 5 adults and 8 children; 2 are in critical condition. Read.
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mulligan
“Would you live your life over again if you could?” I get that I’m supposed to say “yes” as a way of expressing the feeling that I have no regrets, but this is a dumb question no matter how you slice it. If I could live my life over but I wouldn’t know that I… Read.
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FB Bday
Everything is different now. I used to get birthday cards in the mail, now I get one from Mom. The rest of the mail I get is all catalogs for products I would never use and charities I gave money to once ten years ago. I get my birthday greetings on Facebook. This is one… Read.
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concur
This Is Drivel 