Thanks for everything

Yeah, so, I’ve got a lot to be thankful for this year.
Sure, I got cancer, but I also moved in with my mighty, mighty good man and got engaged.
Here are a few other things I’m thankful for …

Hot dog

Yeah, so, I think Homer likes the fireplace in the apartment.

My last first date

Yeah, so, one year ago today I went on my last first date.
When my buddy Holly told me she wanted to introduce me to her newly single friend David, I had no idea I was going to meet the love of my life. I certainly had no idea that a year later we would be [...]

Breast cancer screening by committee

Thank you mighty, mighty good man David for sending this my way.

Emotional rescue

Yeah, so, I think that this whole cancer thing is finally starting to hit me.
On Saturday night, David and I went to dinner at Chez Maman in our hood. We have been meaning to go there for a long time, but there is always a wait. Finally, we decided we will wait, dammit. We are [...]

To Thy Own Self Exam Be True

Yeah, so, I’m kinda angry.
The U.S. Preventive Task Force, whose positions influence many insurance companies, released a report today claiming that women should get a mammogram every two years starting at the age of 50, as opposed to 40 as originally thought. Meanwhile, I feel like I have been hearing about more and more women [...]

Open Letter to Carrie Prejean

Dear Carrie Prejean,
Please stop talking. I know you are doing the media rounds promoting your new book; a book that I’m sure you didn’t write nor will you ever read. Still, I beg you to just shut the hell up. Between your book tour and Sarah Palin’s book tour, I can’t read the news right [...]

Don’t dream and drive

Yeah, so, last night I had this dream that I was in an accident on the Bay Bridge.
My car went off the bridge and plummeted into the bay. As the car was filling up with water, I tried to remain calm. I reached into the back seat to get Homer out of his crate. Then [...]

But does this Droid speak Bocce?

Yeah, so, I found the Droid I’m looking for.
I guess all the advertising worked, because I just had to have a Droid phone. I am not a techie person. I had a regular flip phone a few hours ago. Four years ago, I was still working out while listening to a Sony Walkman … that [...]

Feeling normal

Yeah, so, today is the first day since the mastectomy that I felt like myself. Well, more like myself anyway.
Yesterday, I finally got the last drain removed. It was such a relief! It’s amazing how much that thing made me uncomfortable. I felt better the instant it was removed. I’m still not terribly mobile on [...]