“Good fences make good neighbors,” wrote Robert Frost in “Mending Wall.” For the last fifteen years, I’ve had a number of occasions to wonder about the contrapositive: do bad fences make bad neighbors? Signs point to yes.
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them bones
Hey, friends.
It’s been really busy, as is usually the case in late May / early June when the school year ends. I’ll get back to some kind of consistency here soon enough as we settle into summer’s rhythm.
But while I ha...
another in the Sunday Seven Series
It’s post-surgery day T+24. My recovery continues more or less without issue. My right hand and arm continue to improve slowly, and I’m still not seeing much of an uptick in my left hand. I’m only wearing the cone o...
me and Sia
Hey! Still here. Been too busy the last couple of weekends to continue what had been a pretty good streak of weekly dispatches. I’ll get back to it once we get through graduation season.
A quick update on the neck situation is in or...
shaving is a challenge
My surgery Thursday was completed without issue. It took about three hours, as planned. My greatest fear1—waking up during the procedure—mercifully did not come to pass. Dr. Wang stopped by immediately afterward an...
photo by KT Miller Photography
It’s Orchesis (contemporary dance) weekend at OPRF. It’s always a highlight of the spring to watch Leah do her thing, but this year it’s been even more emotional than usual. These are the final perfor...
old man running
Last week I was talking to my shrink about running, and I told him that during running season (March-November, for me) I shoot to race once per month. So far this year I got March done and I have one coming up next weekend to cover A...
Not really 7000 words. But seven pictures, each theoretically worth 1000 words, would give us that. I had kind of an exhausting week and I didn’t diligently note the interesting moments to write about as I normally do. And I’m still kinda...
This week I’m deviating from the usual Sunday Seven pattern to provide a comprehensive FAQ about what’s going on with my neck. If you’re skittish about medical stuff, maybe skip this one.
What’s the diagnosis? Cervical myelopa...
go around
My customers in Mexico, and I think most companies there, work very different hours than we do in the US. A typical day is something like 10:00am to 8:00pm, with a two-hour lunch break around 2:00. It’s a really difficult adjustment ...
