Cancer Sucks

For the most part I try not to talk about my mother’s cancer. When she was first diagnosed, I really didn’t want to talk about it with anyone. It was too soon, too new, too hard, and all too real. I think I have tried to avoid the subject because it is so much easier [...]

Hey Life, Will You Please Slow Down!?

Do you remember when you were a kid and you would count down the days until Christmas? It seemed like an eternity. I always wanted the days to go by faster. I would start counting down the days in July, right after my birthday and December would never come soon enough. Compared to my life [...]

Nicknames

Now everyone has a nickname. Some people have several nicknames. Nicknames can be funny, some are descriptive, and some are rather embarrassing. I have had quite a few over the years. When I was little my dad called me “Jammer.” I liked it! It was nice, simple, cute. The kids in my neighborhood called me [...]