Author: Carmin

  • Fortnight

    Fortnight

    I’ve been advocating for a return to the use of the word fortnight to clear up the confusion between twice a week and every other week. I was hopeful that the Taylor Swift/Post Malone collaboration might help bring it back to regular use, but so far I haven’t seen it re-emerge in daily usage. So,…

  • More Tests

    More Tests

    A recent update. So, because the tumor was of the size that was a close call between a lumpectomy and a mastectomy, the surgeon told me it “my choice!” I’m not sure that’s exactly a definitional Hobbesian choice, but it feels a bit like one. My desired choice is neither, but obviously that’s not an…

  • Relief

    By 51, it feels like most of us have been down this cancer journey with friends or family.  And after the initial diagnosis comes the moment where you “hold your breath” and have to wait for MRI results to make sure the cancer is localized (that is, just in the spot where initially found).  In…

  • What do we need?

    Maybe this will eventually become an FAQ or something, but as of today, June 15th, there isn’t anything we physically need.  I’m healthy. Kids are entertained for the summer.  Work is stable for both of us.  We do promise to let you know if that changes.  I do want to get a contributable playlist up…

  • This is 51.

    This is 51.

    While I was hoping to have a few more details before doing public, with my birthday rapidly approaching, I wanted friends and family to know that 51 was going to look a little different from 50.    50 was full of travel and food–some of those pictures appearing on the Pictures page, but unfortunately, it…

  • Why a blog?  Why a website?

    Why a blog? Why a website?

    I’ve actually been thinking about setting up a personal website for awhile, mostly to capture travel.  Social media has become a little disjointed and its hard to communicate from one place.  With the recent diagnosis, I decided to follow through on that thought.  With a lot of things out of my control, I like that…