(note: this whole blog is tongue-in-cheek and not meant to be taken seriously) Everyone knows I am giddy with happiness. My wife is pregnant and we’re going to have a baby. I am ready and willing to help and assist in any way I can. I have been waiting on my lovely wife hand and […]
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I am so overwhelmed with emotion that I don’t know where to begin. Excitement, nervousness, fear, giddiness, love, and happiness. Let me start from the beginning. I am so happy I can’t contain myself. After my cancer treatments, I was told that the drug that was used on me in chemotherapy almost certainly negatively impacted […]
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I’ve been asked quite often how I feel about abortion. Should a woman have a right to choose? At what point does a fetus become a human and when is it morally acceptable to terminate a pregnancy? I am inevitably asked because the person asking is looking for support for their position. They are rarely […]
Continue readingThe Binary Biker is Still Cancer-Free!
Short blog. Yesterday I blogged about my 6-month CT/PET scan and the process steps it entails. Today, less than 24-hours later, I have my results. I called my nurse, Val, at about 10:00am and asked that she call me as soon as the scans were in. Around 11:00am she called me back. My result? NORMAL […]
Continue readingThe Cancer Survivor CT/PET Scan Routine
Today marks 18 months since the end of my treatments for squamous cell carcinoma. I celebrate every 6 months by getting a CT/PET scan to check for more cancer. This is a routine that most cancer survivors are familiar with, but surprisingly few others understand. This article is my attempt to explain the process to […]
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I had a hell of a time getting home this weekend. I flew up to Washington, DC on Monday of last week and was scheduled to come home on Friday. You’d think that was a simple task. You buy a ticket, you check in, you endure a bunch of worthless security measures, you board your […]
Continue readingBlind Patriotism Is Rampant
Patriotism is defined, by dictionary.com, as “devoted love, support, and defense of one’s country; national loyalty.” That’s it; that’s all there is to the definition of patriotism. There is no sub-clause in that definition stating that a patriot must support the troops in the exact same fashion as the vocal majority or minority. There is […]
Continue readingDaytona Bike Week 2010
Date: March 5th, 2010 Starting Location: Orlando, FL Destination: Daytona Beach, FL Starting Mileage: 12,580.4 Distance Rode: 133.6miles (round trip) Ending Mileage: 12,714.0 Motorcycle: 1992 Honda Nighthawk 750 I haven’t been to Bike Week in two years. My cancer prevented me from going last year. You can imagine how excited I was to be able […]
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March 29, 2010 