The Death Chronicles Diane’s sister, Patti, was diagnosed with breast cancer at 42 and died at 50. Her illness nearly destroyed Diane, and it carved up our marriage. We worked in tandem to do our part to care for Patti, from her first treatment through her remission and on until she died, a shriveled version […]
Matt, I’ve got something to show you. This is a warning from Costco. Let me read it. Fresh Food Concepts is recalling Roja’s Layer Dip because the guacamole might have Listeria Monocytogenes. Listeria is the leading cause of death from food-related bacteria. How stupid is it to send a letter? By the time you read […]
John didn’t wait for me this morning to ring his door bell. He strode right up to my car. “Did you hear the helicopter? It flew over these fields this morning for almost two hours. They started at Pete’s house and covered he same territory we did. I thought you had something to do with […]
The water tower from Pete’s neighborhood.
This seems like a nice place for all of us to work together. I’m posting photos of cairns because John Barnnard suggested that I look for them.That’s because outside of Peter’s house, on the perimeter, are cairns. Right now I’m about a half a mile above the water tower walking up a stream bed. By […]
“Matt, I had a physical today. I need a colonoscopy now, and every five years thanks to Peter, I’m gonna have that sleep study thing that you’ve been harping about, and I had a preliminary hearing test today.†“Deaf?†“They use a laptop. Is there anything that’s done without a computer nowadays? You put headphones […]
“Matt, I had a physical today. I need a colonoscopy now, and every five years thanks to Peter, I’m gonna have that sleep study thing that you’ve been harping about, and I had a preliminary hearing test today.†“Deaf?†“They use a laptop. Is there anything that’s done without a computer nowadays? You put headphones […]
“Adam told to write about the Ice Hotel and dipping into the frozen river with Marianne. He thinks I can develop a story that follows on one I’d already written about cold water swimming in Maine. Start there, weave into it last year’s obsession with White Pond, add a dash — am I mixing my […]
Matt’s back is to me as I enter the kitchen. He’s emptying the dishwasher and the sounds of our odd collection of plates banging into one another partly masks my entry from the hallway. “Hey Matt†He jumps but not high enough. “WHAT,†he answers “Marianne is taking me to a puppet show tonight in […]
for Betty Lou Kibbe, nee Kidwell, 20 July, 1929 to 16 October, 2009 As I flew west towards Omaha with my wife on 15 October, my brother and I still had a mother. Only a little over a day later, we wouldn’t; in fact, within 5 hours of landing we’d lose all of her but […]