Virga rain

Because I wrote about her here at The Siren, I thought I should let you know that my cousin has died from mesothelioma. She passed away early Friday morning. Thank you to everyone who has given me so much support. It has been a difficult time, especially as this comes on the heels of losing…

The sadness

I write with a heavy heart that my father-in-law has died of pancreatic cancer. He passed away Wednesday morning. (Here is the obit I wrote for him.) It is a hard time. I hope you all keep up the good fight in my absence as I spend time with my family. Give ’em hell for…

Reaching out into the ether

So I’ve been wrestling with whether or not to talk about this on the blog, but I think it’s worth a shot because if anyone can offer me some tangible help … well, it would mean a lot. Recently, I found out my 35-year-old cousin has cancer. She’s always been in basically good health and…

Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball

Have you missed me? I went home to Alaska — The Last Frontier — to spend some time with my peeps and get ridiculously cold in the snow. (I have soo lost my Alaska cold-weather cred.) And just to cheer you up, thought I’d share this little snapshot of an only-in-Alaska moment. This little Asian…

Christmas Wrapping

Well kids, it’s getting to be that time of year when the holiday cyclone is in full-tilt and there’s just not enough time in the day. So in the spirit of peace and harmony, some things have got to take a back-burner. For me that’s going to mean less posts over the next couple weeks.…