Last week I had to have Mohs surgery on my chest to remove a large basal cell carcinoma. I've had the surgery twice before, on my shoulder and neck, so I knew what to expect. Basically the surgeon slices a thin layer of the spot and takes it back to the lab to examine under…

To know when you need to join in: that is the secret of your solitude: just as the art of true interactions with others is to let yourself fall away from high words into a single common melody.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke   I've been thinking about my brother and how I wrote that he would…

Theo has the most expressive eyes. He looks right into my soul and tries very hard to tell me things that half the time I just can't get. But still he is patient. Dog ways are not human ways. He is deeply into his chewing phase of puppyhood. I know that he is teething, helping…