Staying Frosty

Category: General

  • Technical Difficulties

    Hello everyone, You may have noticed some downtime, and a new look. The site hit some technical difficulties during an update, and had to be migrated. Thank you for your patience.

  • Keeping Busy in a Slow and Cold Time

    As the pandemic continues, and the weather turns cold, there are fewer activities Lisa and I can do. Often, during the winter months, I’ve taken up some gaming to keep entertained, and have even encouraged Lisa to join in.  As I have enjoyed fantasy oriented Role-Playing Games (RPGs) since childhood, and Lisa also enjoys the…

  • Addition to the Family

    A pet is a wonderful addition to many a loving family. Since July of 2014 we were graced with our wonderful, though sweetly strong-willed cat Minerva (previously mentioned in my post Cat-Astrophe.  Sadly, summer of last year Minerva became quite ill.  We weren’t sure what it was at first, and finally diagnosed it as pancreatitis…

  • Instutionalized

    A friend shared a link to this sad situation that has befallen Karen Vaughn, confining her to a nursing home after a hospital stay, due to bureaucracy and technicalities. Though I personally do not know Karen, and have only recently learned of her via this article, as someone with a lifelong disability, the fear of…

  • A Stressful Weekend

    Last Friday we came home to our cat, Minerva, lying unresponsive, unable to walk or stand without toppling forward headfirst.  We rushed her to the emergency vet, thinking she may have a broken leg. After 4 hours of waiting an tests, the vet came out and let us know that they couldn’t find any broken…

  • The Price of Time

    A friend of mine shared an interesting Huffington Post article on Facebook last week:  The Precious Commodity of Time: Taking a Second Look at the Effects of Paralysis.  This article outlines some of the considerations and tolls of time that individuals with disabilities face each day. For your consideration, here’s a look at my relative…

  • Labor Day in La Crosse

    For my Labor Day, I took an exciting opportunity to visit friends in La Crosse, WI while attending a wedding.  It has been roughly 5 years since I had last seen my friends.  Their son, who was 1 last time I saw him, is now a bundle of energy running two and fro with the…

  • Fleeing the Fleas

    Howdy all, It’s been a few weeks.  This summer has been busy and crazy.  My sister, who is 14 years younger than me, graduated high school and is going to attend UW Stevens Point in the fall (my Alma matter).  My brother and his wife are expecting the first week of August (an exciting time…

  • What A Lousy Vacation

    Well, after another stay in the hospital, two weeks ago, and one week coming off of the meds and general recuperation, things are starting to look back to normal. The worst part of the hospital, other than being sick, is the constant poking, prodding, and being woken in the middle of the night.  First it’s…

  • One Year in the Works

    Thanks to Facebook, I was reminded that this blog has been going for a year now.  Thank you for your support over the past year.