End goals and impossible things
We saved Elmo. Now to do some impossible things. (such as say "thank you") Alice laughed. [...]
Getting rid of granny(walker)
"Excuse me," says the little girl, shyly, fingering the rails of my grannywalker, "Are you really old? My [...]
Jury booty
A month ago, traversing this sandy path down to the river would have been unthinkable. Yet here [...]
Beachwalking and the denizens of the deep
My very first in-person tidepool since falling. It was glorious. Here's what they don't tell you [...]
Walking and the well-grounded non-gardener
"Do you have a cane?" Brenda-the-PT asked, and I nodded, "Good. Bring it next time. I want you [...]
Learning to fly
Made coffee this morning and got another lesson in gravity: The rich cream slid down into cup's depths, [...]
Desdemona dreams of oceans
Halloa from the sea. Life is good, waves crash home to the beat of the setting sun, lots [...]
Recovery Road
Elmo, The Leg, and I are now officially on Recovery Road, located between Bugout Boulevard and Anxious Avenue, [...]
V-day, legs, eyes, and…the rest of my life
Something I've not seen before: What a busted femur looks like when the bone starts growing back. [...]
Joy to the World
Remember how I said my life had a soundtrack? I re-entered The Court this morning to the Christmassy [...]
JitterDay tripping
"Excuse me," I said politely to the tiny, scowling lady walking past, "Would you mind grabbing a package [...]
Pelican Lady
Pelican Lady scowls and mumbles, and what she's saying under her breath would make a muleskinner blush. Unhappiness [...]
Life in the slow lane
I waft into the ship's dining salon on the arm of a tuxedoed escort, pausing at the top [...]
Mantis lessons
A small chitinous lady landed on my little balcony this morning, a 4-inch long preying mantis, wearily looking [...]
Mischief managed
Long time no write. Sorry about that. 😉 When last we left our intrepid surgical guinea pig, Cynthia-the-pincushion, [...]
Surgery musings and kudos to Marriott
It's the evening before my first surgery (I hope, anyway--after the false start of a couple of weeks [...]
I think I’m in love…with my bathroom
Some people dream of finding the right lover. I dream of finding the right bathroom. So when, after [...]
Chirurgia interruptus
I was having surgery--the first of at least two operations--on The Leg this morning. Note the past tense: [...]
Inaccessibly accessible: When ADA compliance really isn’t
If you happen to have wheels on your butt* the difference between accessible and Accessible is pretty obvious. I [...]
Happy Crashiversary, Elmo
One year ago Saturday, my life changed. So I took the day off, to consider how far I've [...]
So how did you break your leg?
A nanosecond between me and death, but I never paused: I leapt from that window like a deranged [...]
View from the mountain
Ever find yourself on a mountaintop, musing, "Now how the hell did I get up HERE?" That would [...]
The ravell’d sleeve of care…
Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep. --Fran Lebowitz Oh, c'maaaaaaaaaan! So today, I [...]
Test: Can you spot the cripple?
The look he gave me was pure disgust. "Do you expect to put THAT," he spat, pointing to [...]
Zeroing in and leveling out
BANG!! The crutch crashed down onto Elmo. Ouch. "I'm so SO sorry!" he gasped, taking my hand, "Oh [...]