The Great Pumpkin

When I got home from Portland last Thursday night, the first thing that Owen said to me, even before saying something like “hi” or “welcome home, dad”, was “you should see the huge pumpkin they are raffling off at school!” Shoulda known the story wasn’t over there.

Been a While

Has it really been over a month since my last post here? Given the flurry of posts when I started out and through our trip to France, you would think I had a lot to say. Let’s see where this one takes us.

Separating Concern from Responsibility

I’ve found that one of the ways we can get in deep trouble when we are trying to help others (or to pull ourselves up from our own bootstraps) is that we don’t distinguish between concern and responsibility.

Am I Paranoid?

One of the issues surrounding my sister’s death a year ago was the litany medication that she had been taking. It was already known that there is a dubious relationship between psychiatry and the big drug companies, making me think that perhaps these drugs were unnecessary. A little reading, though, indicates that perhaps the problem is bigger than originally thought.

Back to Work

Funny…on my business site, I posted ‘Back to School‘ earlier this week. What can it all mean?

Nothing Better to Do

I sat down this morning for an interview, the first one I have had in a long time. I was actually quite nervous.

Ain’t No Cure…

…for the Summertime Blues. – Eddie Cochran

Tick, Tock

We had my sister over for dinner on Saturday night, a chance to catch up after a couple of months.

One Year Gone

It was a year ago today when our sister decided she had had enough of this world, and took her own life. I have some time to reflect (which is another way of saying that I am avoiding doing real work). Where am I now?

Day 30 – Homeward Bound (August 1)

We get up early for our flight home, as there are just too many unknowns to deal with on the way home.