Bye mom

In the early morning of May 22, my mom passed away. We had talked around 7pm the night before. She said she had a bad cold and had some chest pain. She said she would go to the doctor in the morning. But she did not make it to the next morning. She had severe…

Week 11: Another week saunters by

So let’s see what happened this past week. Work was a nightmare. It’s not that the job is hard. Truth be told, it’s an easy, pretty mediocre analyst job. The problem is just how fast-paced it is becoming as time goes on. It is near impossible to keep up. We are indefinitely shorthanded and I…

Daily Prompt: Belief

I have a younger brother who was an alcoholic for most of his adult life. Several years ago, he stopped drinking cold turkey..something I would NEVER advise anyone to do. It was rough on him and our family. The symptoms of acute alcohol withdrawal are not to be taken lightly. It took about a couple…