Entries from December 2006

December 18, 2006

Morning

Glowing bright white haze.  Windows frosted over.  Presents are starting to accumulate under the tree.
Some for me.  Some for him.  Some for the cats.
I can’t seem to get well and the constant fatigue is starting to eat away at my spirits.  I haven’t had a true appetite in a week though I continue to eat [...]

December 2, 2006

Three Peak Morning

We can see our breath.
It is 33 degrees.
We’re climbing up Rocky Butte and I’m sucking Sam’s wheel because there is no other way I’m going to get up this hill. I am also sucking air. My nose is oozing snot and I take a moment to wipe it on the absorbent part of [...]