I am sitting here at my computer breathing slightly hard. During my post-op visit yesterday my surgeon said I could start light workouts. Considering how badly my surgery knocked me on my ass I took him very seriously. So I sat down about half an hour ago at my workout bench and did the following […]
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Living with Cancer – Understanding Sycophants
October 14, 2008 
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Interesting blog title, eh? I have been doing some thinking about this for some time. Today is day 2 back at the office after my surgery. The fact that I have time to blog this means that I haven’t fully re-engaged again here at the office. That’s a topic for another time though. 🙂 Today’s […]
Continue readingPiracy Bytes
October 14, 2008 0 Comments
I submitted this short story to Writer’s Digest for their monthly short story contest. The idea was that you had to write a 750 word story around this idea: “A man received an unmarked package. Inside is a pirate style eye patch and a note.” Unfortunately my entry did not get picked, but now I […]
Continue readingThe Cancer Reality Check
October 13, 2008 3 Comments
I have made it through my first (hopefully my last) round of surgery to remove cancer from my body. As I sit here, on my first day back at work, I am remembering the emotions I’ve felt over the past two months. A whirlwind two months…. I have been all over the Internet looking for […]
Continue readingAntibiotics and Super Bacteria
October 11, 2008 0 Comments
Two weeks ago, a local 18-year-old athlete died from MRSA. MRSA is a bad-ass form of staph that is resistant to most antibiotics. This kid – young and strong – was brought down by this bacteria. Now, at least one other student at his school has been diagnosed with the same infection (but it looks […]
Continue readingPoetry Contest Winner
October 7, 2008 0 Comments
I have been writing a form of poetry, called Cinquain, for years. There is a modest bu creative group of us on the Internet and we band together in online message boards and groups. One particular group I am associated with holds a monthly contest for the best Cinquain along a theme for the month. […]
Continue reading Surgery Post-Op Results
October 6, 2008 1 Comment
So I am starting to feel human again. It’s taken some time but I can begin to swallow again and am trying to get more than 20 minutes of sleep at a time. Insomnia has set in, though. Now that I am off the pain medications I am all jittery and unable to sleep most […]
Continue readingPost Operation Details
October 3, 2008 3 Comments
I am on Day 5 of my recovery. I won’t spend a lot of time in this blog today because the pain medications make me a little loopy still. Still, I figured I would share a few details with the masses. (pun intended because a cancerous tumor is called a “mass”) I am sore mostly […]
Continue readingMy Own Comic Strip
September 25, 2008 0 Comments
I stumbled on an awesome site today. It allows you to create your own comic strip online. I have my comic strip/blog set up. Go check it out! http://binarybiker.stripgenerator.com/ Here’s a sample of what I made! (click to enlarge)
Continue reading Cancer Surgery Date and Details
September 22, 2008 1 Comment
My surgery is on Monday the 29th of this month at 12:30pm. It will be performed at Winter Park Memorial Hospital in Winter Park, Florida. The surgery is expected to last between 2.5 – 4 hours. My surgeon is doing the following: 1. Biopsy my voice box 2. Biopsy my tongue 3. Biopsy the back […]
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