Author Archives: S.

On Saturday, my mother couldn’t leave the hospital in a car because she had a widow maker. Upon her request, I called a few people, including their pastor and Sunday school teacher (who prayed over the phone with me as … Continue reading →

Things changed quickly Saturday morning when I got to the hospital and spoke with the other doctor, who was much more forthcoming with information. With the knowledge that what my mother has is a widow maker, I was able to … Continue reading →

Mama’s cath took nearly two hours and they still didn’t fix it. It has been a long day, friends. There’s calcification that’s preventing the placement of the stents, so our options are to fix it and to kind of fix … Continue reading →

I’m good at waiting. I’m so good at it that I tell people I’m freakishly patient. This week I have had to put my money where my mouth is. My mother and my stepfather have been in two different hospitals … Continue reading →

Kevin, my long lost friend, is dying, for real this time. Kevin has been defying death his whole life it seems. Kevin has had HIV for decades now and all the while has been drinking like a fish and smoking … Continue reading →

At the end of 2010, I decided that in 2011 I was going to give a compliment every chance I got. I have been humbled by the reactions a very simple compliment draws from even the dourest person. It has … Continue reading →

Well, I do, for one. And you can go by me, because I go by Emily Post and Miss Manners and Leticia Baldridge and Ann Landers and generations of women who knew SAS. There was a rollicking conversation last night … Continue reading →

Everybody needs some good churchin’ from time to time, whether they need the God aspect of it or not. It’s good to be able to sit still for an hour and face forward and be quiet and let somebody else … Continue reading →

McDonald’s offers free breakfasts to kids taking the FCATS (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test) and the AIMS (Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards test), among others. The breakfast consists of an Egg McMuffin and small milk or orange or apple juice. And … Continue reading →

I need to know, because tax day is right around the corner, and I need to know further how this affects me, on account of I haven’t done my taxes yet. I need to just sit down and grind them … Continue reading →