health care – Delight in Disorder

Balance Revisited

I wanted to put out a post tonight and to topic du jour in my thoughts and conversations has been balance, or lack there of. 24 hours ago, I went to bed at a decent hour -- 11 pm. I woke up at 6 am to take my morning beds. From that time until late afternoon I was in a waking coma. It started to lift around 4 pm, and over the next 4 hours my mind cleared. Now I am in a mixed state, which is like having the bleak hopelessness of depression and the irritable impatience of mania swirling inside and around me. In other words -- constant chaos. It would not be wise to write now, so I'm going to recycle a post from last Fall. What follows is a reflection on balance I published in October of 2021... When I am most imbalanced, I have taken [...]

A Close Encounter with a Combative Commentator

Some time ago my dad had his 8th vascular surgery in 6 years. I wrote this in my journal that day... The surgeon said it went as well as could be expected. Dad is now awake and responsive. There is a palpable sense of peace permeating the air in this expansive waiting area. I'm here with other close family members,. We are sitting in solitary solidarity. All is well. All was not well two months prior the last time dad had surgery. We were shoehorned into a cubbyhole with what seemed like hoards of masses of thousands of other families. and clans and troops. Fox News was blaring over the airways. One man in camo jacket, tube socks and scuffed penny loafers did the commentary: On International Affairs: "Who cares if he has personal relations with the Russians? I say keep your friends close and your enemies closer." On Health [...]