I have now been getting thrice-weekly dialysis treatments for nearly five months. At first, the dialysis team indicated there was a chance that my kidneys may regain function. They have since dialed back their optimism. I have been informed that should the day come when I want or need to get a kidney transplant, they … Continue reading Kidney Gripes, June 2023 Edition
Today I am chugging bottles of water. I am on number three. I am doing this to make myself pee. I have a large jug that I am peeing into, and saving. On Tuesday, when I go to dialysis, I will bring my pee jug and hopefully there will be enough pee in there for … Continue reading Sunday Drinking
Hey! What’s new with you? Me? Oh….well, I was sick for a while. Actually, I was hospitalized for three weeks, give or take, followed by two weeks in rehab. (We refer here not to “they tried to make me go to rehab, i said no no no” but to “they re-taught me how to stand … Continue reading Four Things That Did Not Happen While I Was Sick
The title of this entry says it all. Well, not really, or this would be a terribly short article. I love Nebraska. If I didn’t love Nebraska, I wouldn’t be here for a quarter-century. (Give or take half a year.) But I hate Nebraska winter. January through…oh, let’s just say June to be safe–is a … Continue reading Winter Blahs
I am going to curb my enthusiasm for 2023, because 2022 was one of the best years of my life. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not writing off the new year before it happens or anything. 2023 will eventually mark my 25th radioversary with KCOW…I have a pretty major vacation adventure planned for May…and … Continue reading Wentyworld 2022: The Year In Review
For years and years now, I have been adding to a list of things I am thankful for. I have decided to retire ye olde list; if you are desperate to see it, and the annual updates from the 16 years that followed, it’s here. It’s not that I am no longer thankful; in fact, … Continue reading Thankful For Friends
I guess everybody notices things about themselves that their friends and loved ones just don’t observe. Here’s what I notice: This is called “facial droop.” It is a side effect of Botox treatments I take for a hemifacial spasm, which is a delightful burden in which an overactive nerve behind one of my eyes causes … Continue reading “My Face, My Twitch and Other Things” by The Cowsills
Facebook and my laptop are not playing nice lately where photo galleries are concerned. I lovingly, tenderly arrange photos, write pithy comments, and then Facebook scrambles all the photos up so the whole thing makes absolutely no sense to anybody. So, I have decided to just post the photos, and a couple of song videos, … Continue reading Let’s Hang On To What We Got.
On Monday May 23rd I returned to Alliance after a marvelous weeklong getaway to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Since I’ve already stolen the Larry King blog template, I am swiping the format from an old TV Guide column to gather many topics here. “Cheers” (in case I have to explain this) are for … Continue reading Walt Disney World: Cheers and Jeers
Every day I sit in my easy chair watching “Happy Days” or “Dragnet” or whatever and I see out of the corner of my eye this Snoopy writing desk setup which I just plain adore: It also reminds me, as the only writer in-house, to occasionally write something for this blog. All I can think … Continue reading Of Ice And Transmitters
