Tag Archives: pain

Month

Posted on December 7, 2020 by nematomorph

It’s been a month. A month since the election. A month since I’ve been able to run. A month of increasing virus rates. So long and so short. It could be a year instead. But only a month. We Thanksgivinged … Continue reading →

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Graceful as an Ox

Posted on May 7, 2013 by nematomorph

Today I was lucky enough to find the time during work to go for a run. Most folks think that running in the middle of the day in Hawaii is just plain foolish. They ask if it is hot. I … Continue reading →

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Gadding with Ghouls

Posted on October 31, 2011 by nematomorph

Going out trick-or-treating with a six year old makes you remember how much fun Halloween is. I refuse to take part in any mall festivities. I prefer a good old fashioned door-to-door.  In Hawaii last year we drove out to … Continue reading →

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Distant Distance

Posted on October 16, 2011 by nematomorph

Today is my little sister’s 21st birthday. No, not my actual, born to my mother sister, but my other “little” who is clearly not so little any more. We were matched up by Big Brothers, Big Sisters when she was … Continue reading →

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The Reality of It

Posted on October 13, 2011 by nematomorph

Sometimes life just doesn’t make sense. I realize that this is no surprise. There is no guarantee of anything. Unfortunately, we mostly don’t live our lives as if it were our last day. We do not live life to the … Continue reading →

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A Little Bit of Aloha

Posted on September 26, 2011 by nematomorph

After being a New York hater for a couple of days, I am feeling the aloha today. My son is feeling the aloha today. I only hope that Keanu somehow got to feel the aloha today as well. This past … Continue reading →

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My 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2011 by nematomorph

Being in N.Y. on this date feels right to me. That day I was in Hawaii and I was just so far away. So far away. Due to the six hour time difference, I was sleeping when it actually happened. … Continue reading →

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Behind the Curtain

Posted on August 24, 2011 by nematomorph

So Mom has her laptop. She is online. She has an email address and can now receive photos and files (I can get that to you if you’d like). She aspires to have a facebook page. In all honesty, this … Continue reading →

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Into the Abyss

Posted on August 19, 2011 by nematomorph

Tomorrow my sister and I are going to visit my father. This is a visit that I have been procrastinating making for quite some time now. These visits are fraught with emotion for me, before, during and after. We have … Continue reading →

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Attic Boxes Part III

Posted on August 17, 2011 by nematomorph

I believe that I wrote about my friend Marc whose early and unexpected death affected me greatly. While going through the box from the attic, I found something that I wrote while still at work just after he passed away. … Continue reading →

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