About 30% of people diagnosed with breast cancer at any stage will develop distal metastasis. I am one.
You can’t always get what you want You can’t always get what you want You can’t always get what you want But if you try sometimes you might find You get what you need. (Rolling Stones) I was disappointed today. There was something that I wanted, not something huge, a little...
Fourteenth of February, 2004. There was a heavy snowfall. In Jerusalem that is almost as rare as it is in Los Angeles. Many streets were closed, and many people were afraid to drive on the streets that were open because, after all, Who knows how to drive in the snow in...
I’ve had a rough couple of weeks physically, and it’s been interesting to observe how closely my physical, emotional, mental (cognitive), and spiritual selves are intertwined. Waddaya know – I really am one multifaceted being. This will come as news to no one but myself, but I’m a slow learner, and...
Today I found myself writing, “I am at the -ish phase of my life. Retired-ish. Working-ish.” I could add old-ish, sick-ish, energetic-ish, productive-ish. That’s kind of yuck-ish. All my life, my choices and behavior have been decisive and even radical. I have made stellar mistakes and accepted the consequences. I...
It was a dark and stormy night last night. It is a dark and stormy morning this morning, and it’s Friday the 13th to boot. Seems like a good day to get back to writing. I’ve neglected the blog lately because I’ve been sort of a wreck. Far too much...
The policeman knocked at the gate. “Ms. Knot Telling?” “Yes, who is it?” “Police. Can I come in and talk to you?” “Sure. Just show me your identification first.” “We need you to come to the station to give evidence.” “What about?” “I don’t know. We’ll have a car come...
I don’t recall the noise as much as the air pressure. It was as if the six sides of an invisible cube were collapsing in on me. I remember a feeling of weightlessness, then I was bent backwards over the back of a bus seat and several people were piled...
