We started out this Thanksgiving by remembering exactly where we were last year. It seems like forever ago but I do recall our time spent in Bariloche, Argentina. We had grandiose plans to search the internet and find ex pats celebrating Thanksgiving. Although the streets of Bariloche offered up plenty of chocolate, our search for [...]
Now that I am unemployed my days are pretty simple. I spend them taking Lucy for walks and hunting for jobs. So they seem a bit uneventful, which becomes more than evident in my daily talks with Jodi. Our conversations usually start out something like this: Jodi: How are you? Chris: Fine, how are you? Jodi: Stressed. [...]
I tell myself lies. This is what I’ve learned from my few months in Baltimore. Don’t get me wrong, they’re not big lies, just little white lies. The kind that help your psyche manage until it can handle the truth. Two summers ago, I spent a few weeks in Baltimore taking classes for my degree. [...]
There’s been a slow rumble building inside me for awhile over inaccurate reporting on flu vaccine safety, but today while watching Inside Edition (I know, I know, don’t ask) it exploded. A few weeks ago they aired an episode about Desiree Jennings, a NFL cheerleader. In the report, they claimed the seasonal flu vaccine she [...]
Continue reading about PSA #1: It’s all bunk! Flu vaccine does not cause Dystonia
I’ve been putting off writing this post for awhile. I’ve been waiting until I could write it in a positive note. Well folks, I don’t know when I’ll reach that positive point. So to spare you a negative rant from reverse culture shock, I’m going to tell you about the fortunes told to us before [...]
