I was deeply moved by the compelling Documentary "A Small Act" which tells the story of Kenyan Chris Mburu whose secondary education was sponsored via a monthly donation made by a Swedish woman named Hilde Back. He never met her. She simply responded to an ad announcing a Swedish scholarship program for poor kids in Kenya. Fast forward 35 years later and Mburu, now a Harvard Law Graduate, is an officer of the UN's committee investigating global cilvil rights abuses. He has created a …
A Whole Lotta Snow.
(Beginning of the blizzard. The blowing snow looks like smoke!) Chicago just experienced a blizzard on Tuesday night. It was a big one. A bad one. It came with thunder and lightning. And so the weatherman called it "Thunder Snow." The wind howled, visibility was low, the snow came down heavily and was swept around like smoke, creating huge drifts in every nook and cranny, doorway and window sill all over the city. Lake Shore Drive was shut down but not before several hundred cars were …
The Knee Chronicles: Wait & See & T.C.O.B.
I had an "Arthritis Flare." It was my very first and it was awful, horrible, debilitating and sudden, like BAM! I have been dealing with knee pain for awhile now but nothing like this. This experience taught me a lot. Shit happens to the body and I can neither control it, nor will it away. I am getting old. And my weight does not help anything. I also learned that there are a lot of us knee pain sufferers out there. I was amazed at the number of folks offering their own story of knee pain …
The Knee Chronicles: Three Days.
I've had three days with no knee pain. It's a miracle. I can't believe it. I keep waiting for a twinge ... I will keep you posted. But I am looking forward to writing about something else besides the pain in my left knee. I have a gig tonight and methinks I won't have to be seated this time... …
The Knee Chronicles: A Shot In The Knee
It's two hours past my scheduled appointment time and I am finally sitting in the examination room. I've actually been in here for about 20 minutes. Not much to look at but at least it doesn't smell funny. You know what I mean! That doctor's office smell. As a child, I was always traumatized by a visit to the doctor's office. But today at age 49, I am just as unsure as I was at age five, only I don't have my mommy to accompany me. I don't know what to do with myself. …