by Ken | Nov 24, 2019 | Family & Personal
As a treat to myself on the occasion turning 50, I (more recently) had my first colonoscopy. I was more worried about the prep than anything, but it was much smoother than I expected. I won’t dread another, at least not much. I drank clear, cherry-flavored,...
by Ken | Sep 1, 2019 | Family & Personal
My Dad appeared for a moment, his face overlaid onto a character in the dream. It was like he was trying to get on the channel. Then in a half-awake state he asked me to do lunch. I had a regular lunch appointment already on the calendar, but afterward I sat on the...
by Ken | May 12, 2019 | Business & Work, Chronicles, Everyday Life, Family & Personal, Games & Gaming, Parkview
Working up to my 50th birthday, I decided to stop digitizing the rest of my old files — if anything was that important, I would have done it by now. It’s not a lot, just enough to add to the filing cabinet, which uses far less drawers worth of stuff than...
by Ken | Jan 21, 2019 | Family & Personal, Uncategorized
{Sent to my step-family in Arizona to read at the graveside service for my Father} My feelings and admiration for my Father have never been a secret kept from him or anyone. There was never a time when he wasn’t my hero, my role model as a human being, a man,...
by Ken | Jan 21, 2019 | Chronicles, Family & Personal
It’s been over a month, but I still don’t know where to start. So many things. So many feelings. My Father passed into Eternity, and my faith and memory of him brings me a peace in this, but it’s still hard, so hard. I have to keep reminding myself...
by Ken | Nov 27, 2017 | Chronicles, Family & Personal
Merry wanted to be married in a pumpkin patch, but we just couldn’t pull it off. I wanted a traditional Christian priest, but the Roman Catholic Church doesn’t perform outdoor weddings without a dispensation. I called the Episcopal diocese, then Greek...