I spent a large part of Veteran’s day looking for my poppy (I never found it) and surfing the Net ready stories about Veterans. Here is one story that particularly touched me. WWII vet held in Nazi slave camp breaks silence: ‘Let it be known’ LOMA LINDA, California (CNN) — Anthony Acevedo thumbs through the… Read More Veteran’s Day: Touching Story.
So I lied. There is no November 13th post of NaNoWriMo08. Not because I haven’t written it – quite the contrary, actually. It’s just that I think the rest of the blog is drowning in all the NaNoWriMo posts. So to get back at what this blog is really about, I am only going to… Read More November 13th post of NaNoWriMo08
While I did not seek a diagnosis from Oprah on my ankle, I did get a link to a lovely article reviewing one of her latest shows, which happens to be about rudeness. And if the last couple of weeks leaning less than gracefully on a crutch have taught me it’s that people are RUDE.… Read More Chronicles of a sprained ankle: Even Oprah agrees
Usually I find the technique of going back in time to find out more about the characters a bit of a let down; it seems sometimes like it’s the work of lazy writing. However, we are talking about Heroes here, and I think the writers working on this show have proven time and again that… Read More Review: Heroes Season 3, Episode 8
It’s funny what time can do for a person. Because time, my friends, has slowed down to the pace of a woman struggling because of a less than adequate amount of upper body strength to three-step it through the rush hour crush which allows her to cover in twenty whole minutes a distance one covered… Read More Chronicles of a sprained ankle: two weeks and a crutch later
Documentaries can be quite depressing in that they put us in direct contact, in the safety and comfort of our own homes, with some of the worse aspect of humanity. However, they also help remind us why we should continue to help, as much as we can, to “carry forward an ever-advancing civilization”. Many people… Read More Documentary: Congo – Archives from the War
What with all this election talk, I almost totally forgot about last night’s episode of Ugly Betty. It had to be totally AH-MAH-ZING to make up for the lack of Heroes this week (Sylar! Please be human enough to have been the one who slowed Peter’s fall!!!). So first of all, I was happy to… Read More Review: Ugly Betty, Episode 7, Season 3
Most people aren’t mean; they are just unaware. Totally and completely unaware. I had this epiphany today while I was once again trying to manoeuvre my way through dense (in more ways than one) crowds with crutches, getting frustrated at the fact that so few people were careful not to knock my crutch (it happened… Read More Chronicles of a sprained ankle: an epiphany
Seriously, this quote is perfect in the spirit of yesterday’s election in the US: “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” (Oscar Wilde)
I downgraded from two crutches to two days ago! And while walking with one crutch is physically quite exhausting, mentally it’s surprisingly relaxing. The reason why is that I have to walk with a certain rhythm; I have to first put the crutch down, then place my foot right beside it, then, leaning on my… Read More Chronicles of a sprained ankle: The three-legged walk