One Week and Counting
“Everyone has running with the bulls in Pamplona and parachuting on their bucket lists, but mine is more pedestrian.”
Superstition Ain’t the Way
I have not put the dates of my DBS surgeries in my calendar or on social media/blog for fear of jinxing it and getting canceled.
A Single Valentine
“Look, I only calendar activities I don’t like - dentist appointments, oil changes, colonoscopies, tax day…you get the idea. I would need to add sex to this?”
original artwork ©2023, Steve Steinberg
A Mental Health Day
“I was forced to call in with a fake symptom. One that was mild enough to not worry coworkers, yet severe enough that everybody would think I might be contagious.”
Photo: Mt. Saint Helens ©2021 Steve Steinberg
Funny Again
Something happened during the past few months. Parkinson’s became unfunny to me. It started when my neurologist told me, “You are an ideal candidate for DBS.”
Original Artwork ©2023 Steve Steinberg
Thank You, Thanksgiving
Sure, the tomatoes in the salad are crushed, and the turkey is not sliced as much as it is shredded, but no one wants my DNA in their green bean casserole.
Of Horoscopes and Fortune Cookies
Did you ever notice that the symbol for Virgo looks like it spells “me”? Read more in my most timely blog post (yes, this actually happened today!).
Becoming a Chihuahua
Of course there are some Chihuahua traits to which I cannot relate. “Graceful” has never appeared in the same sentence as my name. The slowness, rigidity and gait problems in Parkinson’s only make my lack of grace more obvious.
Not Too Bright
“I just need someone to call me on my BS. Make sure I’m not kidding myself.” Read my latest blog post, Not Too Bright, about learning to be careful what you wish for because you may learn more about yourself than you wanted to know.
Whiskey or Beer
“Maybe it’s more about the ride, but I can’t get the destination out of the back of my mind…The whole thing has got me thinking about drinking more.”