Dejá vu
On reflection, I realized that the last two posts about an attack of back pain (thankfully, mostly gone) were related…
Tag: #pain_and_disturbance
Body talk
There is nothing like getting punched in the face to make you aware of how deeply seated is a sense…
Paradoxical excitation
Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Three weeks out from the knee replacement surgery and generally I’m doing better. The rash on…
Words hurt, especially when you can’t find them
Joan Didion called it the “vortex effect,” the sudden overwhelming grief triggered by a memory. After ten years that feeling…
When he got old, even the Buddha felt like an old cart held together with ropes.
Bionic Man 2.14. May 22, 2016. Update, but first a word from our sponsor. In Sri Lanka and other South…
Three weeks later.
#Bionic man. 2.10. Wednesday, April 20, 2016. My knee replacement operation was three weeks ago today. My surgeon cleared me…
I finally talked with the Great Oz.
#Bionic man 2.8. Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Less oxycodone yesterday meant that I could stay awake to see UConn women…
It’s not over until it’s over. Go Orange!
#Bionic man 2.7. Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Much more coherent today. Cut the oxycodone in half. Will cut it in…
Ken Unplugged
#Bionic Man 2.5. Saturday, April 2, 2016. If Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, and the Rolling Stones can release unplugged music,…
Pulling a needle out sometimes hurts worse than sticking it in.
#Bionic Man 2.4. Friday, April 1, 2016. Finally had to break down and take oxycodon last night so I could get…