— Some days I wake thinking my new job is to head off in the morning to get my butt kicked at Presbyterian’s cancer center in Albuquerque. But I kid a bit. I’m actually driving in to get fixed. And frankly I’ve felt pretty darn good so far this week — near normal, in fact. …
I’m going to have turn from the news to something else for inspiration in my reading today. — How can anyone, like the Family Dollar opponents in Abiquiú, in good conscience make an argument that is essentially economic classism? I doubt the Rio Arriba County planning and zoning commission will give it much time of …
— Update, noon: Cooper just chased and romped in the snow with friend Sara. Think he’s gonna be fine. Just needed to do something besides lie around with me. — All the world is a bummer when your dog isn’t feeling well. No joy in fresh snow. And his signals, if any, are confusing. We …
— Second week of cancer treatment. So far, so good. — People tell me it will get worse, but today, after radiation and chemo, I ate, napped, walked and ate again. Even wolfed down my hideaway peanut butter and jam sandwich earlier in the chemo chair. Feel good except for the gasping that comes from …
When my cardiologist gave me good news a couple of years back, my first reaction was to think of what he didn’t offer — namely, any confirmation of my immortality. The cardiologist said he thought I was one of his success stories, 12 years out from the first treatment for blocked arteries. He added, to …
I’m taking a break from trying to unravel TV mysteries, or at least publishing my attempts. I’ve only been at it a week, but I’ve already lost confidence in my theories. No sooner did I applaud the introduction of the urbane drug crook Nacho in “Better Call Saul” than my friend Isabel Sanchez suggested he …
Ripping off the county treasurer who’s already embezzled the money and can’t complain to the cops when someone steals it from him: I love it. I thought the plot and humor of Episode 2 of “Better Call Saul” continued with the sluggish pace of Episode 1 until the final scene with the smart, cool and …
I hope “Better Call Saul” gets punched up down the road, at least for the sake of Albuquerque and the new show’s Albuquerque fans. I’m reluctant to be the spoilsport, but I was underwhelmed by episode No. 1. I admit that my increasingly shaky, 65-year-old emotions were in tatters after first watching the 1943 version …
Seven weeks of chemotherapy and radiation, starting Feb. 11. In a burst of sound mind, denial or plain perversity, I drove straight from the radiation oncologist today to the Range in Bernalillo for a green chile cheeseburger. Then home to more calls and emails from wonderful friends going back 40 years.
I don’t want to write about cancer, but the disease is forcing my hand. I fear illness and imagination are disparate states. Despite treatment for prostate cancer 13 years ago, I am still learning what I’m up against this time around. But maybe I’m just being whiny about wanting it to be like the cancer-free …
dream ranch 