Riley Gets in Under the Wire

I have a reputation for cynicism in some circles. What I call realism, others call pessimism. What I call accurate observation, others call looking on the dark side. I do tend toward caution in belief where other people can see. What most people don’t know is how much my facade, mostly in what I say…

I have been meaning to update, and meaning to update, and meaning to update. Since our return to the country, it’s been a crazy time. I’m kind of aware of how I’ve gotten to a place where I am just so busy, and so brain-fried by day’s end, that I can’t even work in the occasional blog…

“Dad had a stroke.” Those words will snap you into wakefulness before your first cup of coffee on a Saturday morning. Those words snapped me into wakefulness before my first cup of coffee on Saturday morning. My sister called at 1:30 am. With the schedule we’ve been on lately, we would have usually been up….

I went for a solo walk/run yesterday. Mainly a walk with occasional, brief bouts of running consisting of short strides and poorly-taken breaths. I would say I’m the world’s worst runner, but I trust I have an advantage over asthmatics and arthritics. This walk/barely-run took place on a path with little traffic other than the…