We are literal stardust, a replica of the universe. Element % in Earth’s Crust % in Human Body Role in Humans Oxygen (O) ~46% ~65% Found in water, most organic molecules Carbon (C) Trace ~18% Backbone of all organic life Hydrogen (H) Trace ~10% Found in water and organic compounds Nitrogen (N) Trace ~3% Key… Read More Breakthroughs
It saddens me greatly that I have only one life in which to read and write. All those books I will not have opened, the ignorance I will take with me to my final bed. And of course, the books I will have left unwritten. And yet, I’ve been given, this year, pages to add… Read More Don’t Wait For Your Life
If my life in books counted off the page, I could boast quite a social life. My diverse bibliodiet of fact and fiction includes Pulitzers I study, tracing the contours of the words for clues to their savoir-faire. Best thing is when I fall in, pestled upon a page of genius. I feel ridiculous. Don’t… Read More Writing: A Hermit’s Journey
The more I write, the more I am taken with it, the magic of the word. Turn the wrist, hold out a balm. Flick, and you have a blade. To be able to put out one, two, three words for a title and draw people in; convince them to pause in their hurried steps and… Read More Writing 101: Sacred and Simple
1. Develop amnesia. Find some way to forget what he did. Or (again) didn’t do. Go without sleep or spin 50 times to reduce cognitive faculty. Stick a finger in the socket. 2. If biting your tongue hurts too much, pop some chocolate. Sure, every time. 3. Lie. Tell yourself he’s listening. The short-lived delusion… Read More Secrets to a Happy Marriage: For Women
March 6 Mrs: (Exasperated by the A.D.D.) Mr: It’s been 11 yrs. Mrs: (Thinking no kidding.) Mr: You should be used to it by now. Mrs: *Disbelief* March 20 Mr: I realized you have your own love language. You love me by serving [not with words or gestures of affection]. When you make me food… Read More The Things You Lose in Marriage
The starship engine spins in winged centrifuge. The growing list of tasks in the mission multiplies its rotational speed and efficiency as the system expands tirelessly to accommodate demands. That is my brain. THiS is HIS: A white hum. The wheels dance easily between movement and stillness. Any information that streams in faster than homeostasis… Read More Time: Lessons From a Dying Brain
It’s not been looking good. The blog collapsed shortly after the last post and a series of labs unearthed a remarkable viral strain otherwise known as Hyberpola Polynucleosis. AHJ’s tested positive for the H1-OMG genetic marker which predisposes it not only to swelling of the T3 and T4 nodes but incapacitating fatigue and threat of… Read More This Blog Is On Life Support
So you say you get a lot out of my posts. I think I’m done writing for free. See the picture? It’s at least 55 years old. My inflation calculator says that’ll be 40 cents for the counseling services on A Holistic Journey. Except you have no idea how messed up I am. (People forget… Read More I Should Start Charging
I had my feet up on the couch, willing the bleeding to stop. I couldn’t find any pads last night but remembered the spare diapers I kept for my nephew’s sleepovers. They were perfect. What a word. Perfect. I suppose I should have this down by now. I changed out the diapers every hour, at… Read More Maybe We Don’t Want to Listen To Your Story
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