I started this blog in 2004 mostly as an outlet for my political rants but also just to talk about my life. But, as so often happens, life got busy and complicated and painful and I only wrote in fits and starts for several years. Frankly I'm surprised Google/Blogger didn't just delete it so someone else could have the title 'Blogging My Life.' But they didn't and I'm glad because now that I'm disabled and have some time on my hands, I've discovered that writing a journal has helped me work out in my mind some of the issues I deal with. I have Ankylosing's Spondylitis, which is an autoimmune disease that causes fusing of the spine and other joints as well as intensely painful inflammation elsewhere in the body. And I have peripheral neuropathy in my right leg as a result of a parachuting accident while in the army. I'm constantly in a good deal of pain and this chronic pain has caused me to lose many things: an active lifestyle, job, wife, among other things. Now I spend the vast majority of my time laying on my left side with a pillow between my knees just trying to be as comfortable as I can be at any given time. I promise that I'll not complain about my pain too much because I don't want that to be the focus of this blog. I don't want to be the 'Ankylosing's guy' who writes only to other A.S. sufferers. I don't want this blog to be the 'How to deal with A.S.' blog. To be honest I'm not sure I'm dealing with it any better than someone else so I don't feel like I'm in any position to give out advice on the subject. Anyhoo, I'm thinking that some of the things I would journal will make it to this blog, so, you've got that to look forward to.
A true comic genius has passed away today. One of the first comedy albums I remember listening to as a child is "The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart." His most famous shtick was the telephone conversation where the audience hears only his end of the call. The most famous and best of this is the " Introducing Tobacco to Civilization " skit.
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