Catching up after a Lenten break from blogging...
Finished
strong on my college hoops wagering season- yay! On the downside this was my least-profitable season, and I do depend upon it to supplement my income, but whaddya gonna do. Perhaps I was a bit distracted earlier this fall with some other issues in my life...
On that topic I suppose no news is good news! Apart from the chemo-induced neuropathy in my fingers, feet, and toes (as I've probably mentioned before it's like a numbness- makes typing, tying my shoes, buttoning, zipping things challenging, have a heckuva time trying to fasten the clasps on necklaces and other jewelry, dammit!) I feel fine. The cancer still seems to be at bay, no spread or advance as I begin to close in on one year since being diagnosed (May.) My energy level is as good as ever, now I just need to get my running mileage back up there now that it's more comfy to run outdoors again, and I actually could probably stand to lose about 6-7 pounds; yikes! One thing I can't quite tell is if my hair is getting thinner because of the chemo, or finer vis a vis renewed HRT (since October.) The texture is different from what it was. At any rate I need to get it done again soon; at least I still have some! :) Work and all is what it is, but my schedule is more amenable than it has been in, well, in too long; making more time to get out and about, and will even moreso with the nicer, warmer weather on the way! I've done a lil more work on the novel I've been hacking away writing for years, but I still need to get more serious about it, as well as some short story ideas and pieces languishing on my 'puter (need to think about getting a new 'puter as well sometime this year, this beast has seen better days.) I also want to do some volunteer work and/or contributing/fundraising for orgs and issues important to me if/as time permits (
PanMass Challenge- I don't cycle, will donate to friends who are riding-
Fenway Health,
Beth Israel Deaconess Med Center top my list.)
In short I'm simply trying to get as much out of life as I can for as long as I feel well enuf to do so, in
all of my walks of life. Right now I feel great!
What I'm Reading Now:
The Willpower Instinct- How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More Of It, Kelly McGonigle
Odds and Sods...
The Gay Alternative to ObamaCare Wall Street Journal columnist, William McGurn, wrote about free-market health-care reform and GOProud’s efforts to advocate for individuals to make their own health coverage decisions, not their employers or the government. Top 10 Overrated Songs of All Time FWIW. Some (anything by Lady Gaga,
Smells Like Teen Spirit,
Imagine) I agree with, most of the others I don't. Like beauty, art is in the eye- or ears- of the beholder.
Fenway Park Turns 100 The 100 most fascinating characters, moments, and tales in our beloved ballpark's history.Northeast Saw One of the Warmest, Least Snowy Winters on Record I enjoyed. "Climate change?" Bring it on! (Note: the history of our planet is a history of climate change. Deal with it.)
Government Surveillance Crackdown On Internet Goes Into Overdrive I'll say it again; if this were occurring under the previous Administration many of the usual suspects would be bleating about imminent fascism and the like. But now... nothing to see here folks, move along.
National Library Week, April 8-14, 2012 Read!
"Your deep emotions, inside yourself/They're hard to face but you must try/You had your feelings for the one you love/You got me wondering why..."
