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A Head Full of Ideas & Anxieties

Okay.  January 11th has come and gone, and I have said absolutely nothing about it.  My apologies.  Last week was one of the most stressful weeks of my life, but it had absolutely nothi...
Posted by Larry on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:45:00 PST

Still Alive

As I have not posted anything about my "fight with cancer" (I put that in quotes because I think the idea of fighting a disease is amusing), I suppose some of my readers have by now concluded that I l...
Posted by Larry on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:23:00 PST

Except for the Pain, I Am

If the news had been different, it would not necessarily have been better.  I would still be dealing with a lot of unknowns.  As it is, I have a lot to think about.  My biopsy, done las...
Posted by Larry on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:54:00 PST

Very Good Balance, an Update

The Bone Scan I had a week or two ago came back negative, which is to say it showed that the type of cancer I had (renal cell carcinoma) has not come back and metastasized throughout my body, as that ...
Posted by Larry on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:18:00 PST

He Was Often Afraid in His Life

Sometimes you get news that makes you think about dieing, that leaves you very aware of your own mortality and your limits (we all have limits, you know).  It made me think about having time to w...
Posted by Larry on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:34:00 PST

Eleven Random Things for Crumpet

I first started smoking when I was about nine years old.  My neighbor, the preacher's son, and I collected cigarette butts from our parents' ashtrays and went into the basement of the church...
Posted by Larry on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:39:00 PST

A Meditation on the "Children of Men"

Several days ago, Anu, my friend Marji, and I went to see the "Children of Men," a newly released movie that I had read a number of reviews about and which I really wanted to see.  I was intrigue...
Posted by Larry on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 11:53:00 PST

No Christmas Tree In Here

Perhaps this is my Christmas letter.  Not sure.  I am in a strange mood today.  I sent, or forwarded, a bulletin in myspace today that was first sent out by Charne.  It was about a...
Posted by Larry on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 02:11:00 PST

Hoping for the Best

I could not be happier to have the Democratic (not the "Democrat Party" as Mr. Bush and people of his ilk call them, always with disparagement and disrespect) Party in control of the Senate and the Ho...
Posted by Larry on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 02:10:00 PST

A Satanic Buddhist with Pagan Tendancies

You scored as Satanism. Your beliefs most closely resemble those of Satanism! Before you scream, do a bit of research on it. To be a Satanist, you don't actually have to believe in Satan. Satanism ge...
Posted by Larry on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:34:00 PST