Tag: General Musings

In the previous post I introduced my “pearls of wisdom,” presenting and briefly discussing the first 10 items on that list. Here are the remaining items: 11. Speak kindly; refuse to engage in hurtful speech. Act kindly; refuse to engage in cruel activities. Think kindly; refuse to engage in mean thoughts. Of these, “speak kindly” is… Continue reading 25 Steps to a Happy Life (part 2 of 2)

(Photo credit: Steven Betts) …or something like that. Although my progression from a healthy person to a handicapped person was slow and steady, my transition from a working person to a legally disabled person was abrupt, like jumping off a cliff. One day I was working. The next I was retired, probably for life, at… Continue reading 25 Steps to a Happy Life (part 1 of 2)

(Photo credit: Wikipedia) I’m not a voracious reader, but I am a steady one. I always have a book going. In the nine years since my diagnosis I’ve read a number of books about MS and other disability issues. Below is a list. I didn’t comment on each book in the list. Frankly, I can’t remember… Continue reading My MS/Disability Library

I made my first blog post on July 22, 2009, called Let’s Get This Party Started. I’ve been so busy these past few weeks that only today did I realize that I missed my one year anniversary. Good thing this blog is not a woman… In my first year of blogging I posted 86 times.… Continue reading One Year Anniversary of “Enjoying the Ride”

Such as… “What if this weren’t a hypothetical question?”  And, stuff like the following little conundrum.  On Wednesday I took my handcycle for a ride. I felt strong. I covered 2.6 miles with only a couple of stops. This is a very modest distance for a healthy person, but trust me, for a person in my… Continue reading The Crap That Runs Through My Head

The answer is yes. You have seen many black swans. Allow me to explain… Most of us embrace the illusion that the things we plan for will actually happen, and that the events that so-called “experts” predict will likely come to pass. We behave as if we live in a world that is stable, predictable,… Continue reading Have you ever seen a Black Swan?

(Photo credit: Wikipedia) It’s the year 2000. My wife and I have decided to move three hours away from the only town my kids have ever known. It’s time to break the news to them, and we dread it, partly because “moving” was one of my great childhood fears, right up there with the boogieman… Continue reading The Evolution of Friendship

The Top 10 Reasons Why I Hate MS (at least my version of MS) 10. Accessibility problems in general, bathrooms in particular.  9. MS costs too damn much money. Most years I spend enough out of pocket money on medical expenses to exceed the 7.5% of AGI required to claim medical expenses as a tax… Continue reading My MS Top 10 Lists

What am I doing here anyway? This was not the plan. When I started my blog after leaving the workforce earlier this year, I did not intend to write what is essentially a piecemeal memoir. What I had envisioned was a much less eloquent version of my friend Marc’s blog- Wheelchair Kamikaze. Marc writes amazing… Continue reading On Telling My Story Through the Internet