Our family moved into a rental house in Provo, Utah in the last hot days of August, 1983. I can remember that specifically because one day a...

No, it didn't really look like this. It was rehab, not prison. Well, Mom is finally home. This doesn't mean she's finished co...

Well, Mom is recuperating very well from surgery. She's hit all her physical therapy targets and then some, her appetite is starting to ...

I don't dislike the rehab center where Mom is staying, but they don't have enough staff members to take care of everyone on the week...

So yesterday Mom was discharged from the hospital. And there was much rejoicing. *yay* She went directly to the same rehab center where she ...

So, here's how things went with Mom today. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays are dialysis days for Mom, so around 10:30 they wheeled her...

So today, as every Monday, Mom had dialysis (Dialysis: ICU Edition!). Afterward we talked pretty seriously about what she should do after he...

So, the news is good: The evacuation order for my in-laws' neighborhood has been rescinded (yay!). Roxy-cat appears to be feeling be...

Mom was moved out of the ICU and into the cardiac care unit today. We weren't sure she would be -- her blood pressure has been dangerous...

I'm running on about two hours' sleep, not counting a couple of involuntary naps today, so I'm going to keep this short. Mom i...

For nearly three decades, the master bath in my mom's home has featured a notorious sink with a hair-washing hose and a continuously dri...

HREE out of four seasons of the year, Utah really is lovely. And then there's winter. The biggest problem with Utah winters is tha...

Well, I can tell Mom is feeling better, because for the last two days I've sprung her from the clink to go on outings in the car. Last w...

Glad you asked. I've got three books going at the moment -- two histories and one science fiction title. All three have proved to be s...

As of Saturday, Mom was out of the hospital and once again ensconced in a rehabilitation center (albeit a different one this time). I've...

I'll have to keep this quick. Mom's in the hospital again with excruciating pain in her right hip. Turns out the pins they put in d...

No, not this kind of challenge . I'm most likely to reconsider my conscious choice not to own a smartphone when I'm traveling. ...

Got up at Oh Dark Hundred and flew from SeaTac to Long Beach to Salt Lake, then got on the FrontRunner and eventually picked up a rental car...

It never fails. The one thing I never ask for but always receive at Christmas is a rip-roaring head or chest cold. This unwanted tradition...

Ah, Utah. Where people turn into beef jerky. Me, after about a week in Utah's climate Now don't get me wrong, there are a lot o...