One of the cool—and unexpected—results of writing the Valhalla series is that readers and writer friends frequently send me Viking-related photos and news articles of interest. To share my good fortune, here is a sampling of what has been sent my way of late: Mythical Viking Sunstones Aren’t a Myth After All by Jess Green […]
Here’s the completed reading and listening list from the past month: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondo (ebook) Lopsided: How Having Breast Cancer Can Be Really Distracting, by Meredith Norton (audiobook read by Carrington MacDuffie) The Reluctant Psychic, by Suzan Saxman with Perdita Finn (print) Leviathan Wakes, by James S.A. Corey (print) […]
My website was hacked. Please bear with me while I change all my passwords, restore my database, and reconfigure my WordPress theme. Even with regular backups, there have already been a few glitches along the way. This may take a while. Sorry about this, folks. I appreciate your patience.
Well, that was fast. After I saw a neurologist last Wednesday (March 18), her order for an MRI was approved almost immediately by my insurance. Then, when I called Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), I was given an appointment for the very next morning. All of this after more than four months of daily […]
This past Friday I took advantage of a rare burst of energy and headed downtown to REI to test out a few bags. For some time now, I’ve been on a quest to find a backpack to serve as a carry-on travel bag (with no additional luggage) and as a day pack once I’ve reached […]
Ever hear of visual snow? Every morning starts with a neighborhood hike. Still adjusting to the change to daylight savings time, I was getting a later than usual start on Monday and as I reached the end of the driveway I encountered one of my neighbors out for a stroll with her dog. We ended […]
I’ve not been forthcoming lately about my health. It’s been deteriorating rather markedly in the past months. Today marks 111 days—and counting—of daily headaches, ranging from tension-style pressure and cluster-like ice pick agony to “flaring match” pain and full-on migraines. I’ve been losing my balance. I’ve been forgetting things. I’m experiencing visual disturbances and pronounced […]
