It's 13 degrees outside, with a windchill below zero, and snowing merrily. Supposed to accumulate two to four inches today here in Omaha. Luckily I am flying tomorrow, which is supposed to be clear and calm, though still colder than Dorgau's hindmost paps ( Read more... )

I'm in Omaha, where it is currently 10 degrees outside. Because reasons ( Read more... )

You know it's been a tough couple of weeks when a transcontinental flight followed by a 180-mile nighttime automobile drive seems like a relaxing day.

For example, on Monday I did the following, roughly in this order:

• Oncology consult to discuss the new scan results
• Bank deposit and pick up held packages on the way back from the clinic (yes, on ( Read more... )

Reading: METAtropolis: Green Space - A reader reacts positively to my novella, “Rock of Ages”.

Love, The Weak and Fragile - Love, to me, is like an emaciated refugee that shows up at your door in the middle of the night during a storm. You’re not sure how she had the strength to get here, but here she is regardless, her thumb on your doorbell ( Read more... )

Lisa Costello and I were talking (again) recently about the concept of solutions designed by people who never have to use them. My favorite example for elucidating this concept is what happened to me when my former Day Jobbe employer was acquired by a much larger entity about five or six years ago ( Read more... )

As of today, I am no longer employed. Instead I am now on Long Term Disability ( Read more... )

Yesterday Lisa Costello asked me a question I've already been asked in several other contexts. It's also a question I actually expect to come up in an adversarial way if my disability claims are ever audited. She said, "If you can blog, why can't you write ( Read more... )

The disability process rolls along in fairly good order. A combination of foresight, luck and social privilege on my part means I will neither starve nor go bankrupt in the process of dying of cancer (assuming nothing really weird happens to my healthcare coverage along the way). I continue to not discuss it in detail for confidentiality reasons. ( Read more... )

I'm on Short Term Disability now. I've been approved for SSDI, and my Long Term Disability (LTD) claim is being processed. I don't work at the Day Jobbe any more, and I don't expect to ever be employed again ( Read more... )

WorkAs discussed yesterday, today is my first day out of work. I'll be out of work for the rest of my life. This continues to feel very strange to me. I woke up this morning melancholy and feeling off. I have no schedule anymore. (Well, I do today on account of an early therapy appointment, but the principle holds.) I still have the things I need ( Read more... )