Recent Entries

• Follow the Yellow Brick Road...

  by wendy larsen October 5, 2010
  Thursday morning I head north to Seattle, WA....The Emerald City  (no I do not know why it is not in Aus.)I will be the guest of Joni Cruz, one of my long-time friends here at TGS., and her SO.   Probably will be out of touch for two weeks (mostly).  Only MY SO knows how to contact me for an emerg...

• Give Wendy a hand

  by wendy larsen September 30, 2010
  In fact, the treatment, while still a bit painful, has already been very effective.  The finger joint click is barely noticeable and there is no pain on movement.  There are  twinges of hand pain from the treatment and I am minimizing chat for now.  So, this means I will have full use of the left ...

• The future picks up speed......and the journey gets longer

  by wendy larsen September 13, 2010
  They say as you approach the speed of light time slows down.  Are things progressing that quickly?Wow!  I am already scheduled for a pre-surgical MRI for BOTH my shoulder, rotator cuffs.   They will have to be done one at a time, of course, so that lengthens the time until I can go back to work.  I'...

• Sat 21 Aug 2010 - D-Day overwhelming success

  by wendy larsen August 22, 2010
  Not only did I get every tooth pulled in one session, but I had time to arrange an early September appointment to arrange surgery to correct a long-term shoulder injury and be seen about two other ortho injuries. (O-Day)  I could be all fixed up and healed by early 2011....ready to return to work...

• Wednesday, 18 Aug 2010 - D-Day approacheth

  by wendy larsen August 19, 2010
  Two days from now I should be sitting here with full knowledge of the plan for my dental repairs in hand.  This means a time line for many changes.  I will be able to work and soon able to go Out without having to be self-conscious about my mouth.  "Why don't you ever smile?"  I feel like ...

• 21 June 2010: Pink light at the end of a long tunnel

  by wendy larsen June 22, 2010
  At last!  The roadblock that stands in the way of my returning to work is scheduled to be torn down, starting in August.  I hope, by the end of the year, to be back at work and, soon after, in my own place.  The time line on the treatments is way up in the air till August.  In the mean time, I'm s...

• U-BOAT HUNTING IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO

  by wendy larsen June 16, 2009
  (Later February 2009)Ok, mia culpa, it's been three months.To make a long story short....no, really....On the way back to L.A., my journey had a layover in Chicago, about 6 hours.  I consigned myself to continue my book reading but walked about to stretch my legs.  I found myself in front of the u...

• CONGRATULATIONS MRS. LARSON, YOU HAVE A DAUGHTER! (late February 2009)

  by wendy larsen April 18, 2009
  The rural mid-west is a different world, with different values and a different way of life.  Slower, less sophisticated, less pressured but with much more focus on the people around you, the community, the individuals and therefore more intrusive.  People do not forget....EVER.  If you are Out in ...

• COGNITIVE DISSONANCE IN THE BIG APPLE (mid-January 09)

  by wendy larsen April 3, 2009
  I was far from unhappy for the next month and a half.  In fact, I was experiencing a lot of wonderful things.  I saw old friends, ate out a few more times and learned a lot of new things about computers working on three "new" ones for both hardware and software issues.  I got to see a lo...

• VIRGINA SISTER (28 Dec 2008)

  by wendy larsen March 24, 2009
  The train pulled into Richmond, VA–Staples Mill Rd. Station not long after dawn.  A small station that left no doubt as to where to go.  I headed for the brick building across the tracks, lugging my insanely heavy suitcase and my pack.  Inside the station a quick glance resulted in two smiles as m...