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Airy?
I finished my last posting with a promise that this one would be less “airy.” Now I’m trying to figure out what that means. The reason my writing is sometimes sloppy and sometimes too candid is that I...
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Wish me luck.
I’m on a train to NYC right now. It’s my third trip since I entered the hospice program. One went well, one not-so-well. I’ve got high hopes for this one: it’s my granddaughter’s fifth birthday....
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My dream
50 years ago The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom focused America’s attention on what it meant to be American in the 1960s. It was a time for change—a time for action. A time to make Martin...
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Larry
Larry Hall is a wonderfully curious man. He is a model of the Steve Jobs man: He thinks differently. He doesn’t hesitate to offer advice, even when it’s unsolicited. (He made his living as a...
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Future plans
I wrote a note the other day to an old friend (a business hero really.) I found myself saying this: I remain in hospice care and continue to stubbornly reject all available prognoses. I’m slowly...
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Mom
My mom turns 90 next month. A few months ago she moved from one part of her assisted living community to an area where she could get more care. We never quite know what she’s thinking, but...
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Regrets?
I’ve loved my life and I always say I don’t have any regrets. Larry Hall doesn’t believe it. He says everyone must have some regrets. So I’ve thought about it. I have some medium-size regrets. I...
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Termination.
I’m almost never in my car anymore, so it made sense to shut down my SiriusXM Satellite Radio account. Ginny normally handles these things, but since it’s in my name, I needed to call them myself. I...
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Kissing men.
I find myself kissing men these days. It’s a new experience for me, and overall I don’t like it. I take full advantage of the dying man’s prerogative to tell all the people I love that I love them. I...
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Interests.
I posted on my other blog a few thoughts about my contributions to the Times Dispatch that appeared in this morning’s paper. In rereading the interview I realize I didn’t really answer Tom Silvestri’s...
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The time of my life.
Ginny made a really interesting point the other day. “You know I’m very sorry that you’re dying,” she said. “But I’m loving our life. This is the life we always wanted.” She was precisely right....
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“Minor horrors and humiliations”
If I were you, I wouldn’t read this post. A friend has asked me to describe any pain I feel in my current condition. He wants to know the symptoms I’m experiencing. These are things I normally only...
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I’m fine.
When I go too long without posting anything here people start to worry. I’m fine. I’ve started a couple of pieces for this space, but I’m having trouble finishing them. Larry lectured me the other...
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Why two blogs?
I started unfinishedthinking.com to keep family, friends and coworkers up to date on my health issues and how I’m dealing with them. I got a few requests to post my thoughts on other topics. I could...
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The nasty and the nice.
A number of people have commented on the fact that the comments on my blogs have been so universally positive. They wonder if I’ve blocked out the nasty ones—the ones typically posted anonymously. I...
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WHEN DYING GETS IRRITATING.
By almost any measure, last week was great. Four days in Beacon with Carley, Jason and ELLA! Three days in Manhattan, just Ginny and me, a couple of movies and (for me) a great lunch with Jon Kamen,...
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Writing.
A number of you have commented on my writing. If you’re interested in my thoughts about my writing–and who wouldn’t be?–you might be interested in the new posting on my other, not-about-death blog....
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Ginny.
We continue to be optimistic about her treatment. In fact, the company that developed the trial program she’s on is going to use her as their “successful” case study at an upcoming conference. Still…...
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I told you he could write.
And I told you he was funny. Here’s how John Adams introduced me at a One Club event. The Truth About Mike Hughes Mike Hughes is not what he seems. To the world, he is a rare and talented writer and...
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Is it possible that the world’s getting better?
It’s hard not to focus on the train wreck/sinkhole/inferno (choose your metaphor) that is Washington, D.C., these days. Even when we point out to each other that there used to be fistfights under the...
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