I have always been an impatient person. I hated waiting in line, being stuck in traffic, and was intolerant of people who couldn’t make decisions. Then, nearly two years ago, while typing, I noticed that what I had typed was gibberish. Then I started drooling. Oh shit, I thought, I’m having a stroke. My wife drove me to a nearby … Read More
Hibiscus Heaven and an R.I.P.
And change it does: the flowers are white in the morning, turning pink during noon, and red in the evening of the same day.
Meet My Grandniece
Meet Rachael DeWitt-Cisneros, the daughter of my niece Emily and her husband, Max Cisneros. In August, she will turn 17 and be a senior at Valley High School here in Albuquerque. She is showing her volleyball jacket–she’s a middle blocker on the Valley High team. In addition to being an athlete, Rachael has serious academic credentials with a 4.1 grade … Read More
The Wrong Visual Message
What do you think of the image above? Does it give you a warm and fuzzy feeling? I didn’t think it would. Aside from the illogical, die-hard (or easy) anti-vaxxers, there are a number of people who are simply terrified of hypodermic injections. Trypanophobia, fear of needles, also known as needle phobia, is the extreme fear of medical procedures involving … Read More
