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I sometimes walk along the canal in Herberger Park in Sunnyslope. The Ironwood trees offer some shade and this time of year there are few people walking and only the occasional bike. There are often feathers and bird parts long the sidewalk. This past week I spotted the head and tail of a tabby. Only…
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One morning this past week I parked under my favorite tree (in Phoenix shade is a desirable thing – no matter the bird droppings). After pulling to the curb, I had to wait to exit the car as a homeless person passed by with his bed and belongings. It was 6:15 and he was headed…
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Ever since my Near Death Experience I have thought much of Karma. We Americans tend to shorten the definition of Karma to “what goes around, comes around”. Hindus view it as a moral law, Buddhists as a natural law, Jainism as a physical law. Christians have replaced it with God’s law which states that you…
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I have been cleaning the garage out. It is hard work. Not the physical part; I have recovered enough for that. What to do with the “stuff”? That is the difficult part. Is it recyclable? No, yes, maybe? Is it hazardous? Those questions are tougher. Then the hardest. Do I really want to get rid…
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I went to the Celebration of Life for Merry last Saturday. The last time I saw Merry was in October just before she died. You may “pass” from other causes; I don’t know, but you die if the cancer is bad enough. One of these days I may find out if you pass from old age.…
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Catch of The Day at Phoenix City Grill My Experience with a Gastronomy Feeding Tube For seven or eight months, I relied on a gastronomy feeding tube. While I cannot recall the exact date it was installed—nor have I been able to locate any records—I remember very clearly when it was removed. Before sharing more…
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In my front yard have a young saguaro cactus that has an insect impaled on one of the needles. Now, how the insect came to impaled I have not a clue. Still, there it is slowly being desiccated in the dry desert air. Did a sudden gust of wind blow it onto the needle? Did…
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Going to work at Justa Center in the morning, I park under a tree across the street from the entrance of a parking facility for state (of Arizona) employees. The facility has roll down gates in addition to the traffic barriers which prevent unauthorized access. The roll down gates are closed at night and on…
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I had difficulties in my stays (two to be exact) in the hospital for pneumonia after treatment for cancer. Staying in a hospital is always unsettling with being woken up at unusual hours and with visits (always unscheduled) from doctors, dieticians, case managers, nurses delivering medications and the like. In my case I was being…
Life after cancer 