Tales, trails and tails of a corporate drop-out
United States Senator Claire McCaskill was in town a few weeks ago. While she currently makes her permanent home in the St. Louis area she spent time in the Kansas City area in the ’80’s and ’90s. Presumably as a consistently upward progressing professional she maintains several relationships in KC. When I learned she was … Read morePlenty Ladylike?
Leukopenia. HIV. Autoimmune disorders. Bone marrow disorders/damage. Lymphoma. Severe infections. Liver and spleen diseases. Lupus. Radiation therapy. Rather unpleasant sounding, all of them, I’d say. For the second time in a year I’ve scored a low white blood cell (WBC) count–Leukopenia. The rest of them are common (but not all) conditions associated with a low WBC. … Read more
Blues never really interested me. All I know about it is B.B. King’s collaboration with U2 in the ’80s. Learning of his death immediately thrust me back to a time I heard that song (When Love Comes To Town — circa 1988) a thousand times. Playing city league sand volleyball, drinking tomato and ice-bagged beer … Read more……when love came to town
I had a full day today~~a rarity. Not an excuse but I turned down Broadway and within a block was in disbelief at what I saw. Broad daylight, rush hour, downtown urban setting and a guy is leisurely walking across the crosswalk against a full-on red light. No hurry, possibly even less self awareness. As … Read morePlease Say It Isn’t So
One of the descriptors of setting resolutions is –with purpose or purposeful–. Setting resolutions is an exercise in futility for most people; me among them. My shelves are plenty full of futile exercises; it’s unnecessary for me to chase down more. However, the effort in dreaming about a more perfect me surely cannot be all … Read morePurposeful