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…
Tag: #pain_and_disturbance
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…
The computer always locks up when you’re in a hurry.
#Bionic man 2.3. Wednesday, March 30, 2016. Surgery went quickly and well this morning. I will be in Princeton Medical…
Now you have to go to school before you get operated on.
#Bionic man 2.2. Monday, March 28, 2016. My son Joseph Mubundi Daly’s 50th birthday. Joe was born on a dark…
Note to self: don’t chicken out.
#Bionic man 2.1. Saturday, March 26, 2016. As my sister Kate said when she called yesterday, the countdown has begun….