Last week I got a core biopsy on the mass in my neck. The original FNA (fine needle aspiration) biopsy suggested that the cancer had spread to my lymph nodes from somewhere else, but it was inconclusive. Additionally, blood tests showed that my hemoglobin IGG level was low – a possible indicator of lymphoma. (I […]
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The Scariest Words
August 27, 2008 
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The scariest words you ever want to hear are “Mr. Sparks, we don’t know what that mass is in your neck and it may be malignant.” Let me start from the beginning. Last Saturday Carey and I were getting ready to go out to dinner with friends. One of her friends has had an extremely […]
Continue readingSparks and the BEM (fiction)
August 1, 2008 0 Comments
“You’re a dead human, Sparks.” The alien weapon was pointed menacingly at me. I knew I had only seconds to react; the Sslan were a warrior species hellbent on destroying humans in general and me in particular. Accidentally step on ONE royal larvae and they get all bent out of shape. You’d think they’d have […]
Continue readingMessage in a Bottle
August 1, 2008 0 Comments
Here’s a link to another blog post I made on our corporate website this week. Message in a Bottle
Continue readingThe Woes of Data Exchange
July 10, 2008 0 Comments
This is a link to my blog post for my company. Slightly geeky, but I’d like to at least have it tracked from here too: The Woes of Data Exchange
Continue readingA Pun is the Highest Form of Humor
July 7, 2008 0 Comments
I just wanted to share one of the 10 million reasons why I am so head over heels for Carey. This conversation is taken from memory, as much as possible, from last night as we lay in bed: Ron: I’m really excited about writing again. I’ve had a story idea running through my mind all […]
Continue readingPoets and Thieves
June 10, 2008 1 Comment
between each sunset and sunrise,in those dark hours in which only poets and thieves thriveI have wrestled not with mydemonsnor have I allowed mysomnolent eyes lure me to sleepI have labored in thesenocturnal hourswith the notion of trying todiscoverthe perfect expression ofwhat I feelfor you The oft over-used wordbandied about gaily, freely,and withoutconsequenceby those very […]
Continue readingMotorcycles and Geek Ingenuity
January 12, 2008 0 Comments
So the battery on my motorcycle died. I went out and tried to start it the other day and the engine wouldn’t even turn once – just a sad clicking sound from the starter. So I pulled the battery out and saw that it was completely empty of acid. Being the frugal nerd that I […]
Continue readingA Small Fish
January 12, 2008 1 Comment
a small fishtrappedat thebottomof a scum-covered pondmight, just might,understand how I feelwhen you talk to meor even simplysmile at meit’s as if thesunhas broken throughthe algae blanketand cast it’s light upona cold and lonelyunderwater tableaugone too long in darkness;warm light andbrilliantimages take my breathawaybecause I know that Icrossed your mindif only for a momentlike the […]
Continue readingRon 2.0 Officially Launched
January 5, 2008 1 Comment
On Saturday August 4th, 1990 Ronald Edward Sparks looked Samantha Lynn Beard in the eyes and promised to love her “till death do us part.” The date is now Saturday January 5th, 2008. I found out yesterday that my divorce from Samantha is final. I, Ron Sparks, am now officially divorced from the mother of […]
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The Binary Biker 