Author Archives: namasdon

My Mother

Posted on April 10, 2011 by namasdon

The best radiologists, oncologists and surgeons here in Erie have given my mother just two months to live after several exams and tests led them to a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer early last month.  She hadn’t been feeling very well … Continue reading →

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My Friend in Wisconsin

Posted on October 6, 2010 by namasdon

I have a friend in Wisconsin. To call her a friend grossly understates what she has come to mean to me. Although our work while I lived there brought us together for only brief periods of time, and I loved … Continue reading →

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Pha’s First Words

Posted on September 17, 2010 by namasdon

Long before Frankencat was a glimmer in my eye, Pha did something so extraordinary that I still wonder if it really happened. It was shortly after we became roommates and I was not yet accustomed to her rather unique abilities. … Continue reading →

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Modern Cooking – American Style

Posted on August 26, 2010 by namasdon

In a previous posting, “Books, Books, and More Books“, I mused that there has never been a better time to be a reader, given what is aggressively marketed from libraries to grocery stores, what is available on the Internet, and … Continue reading →

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Mitakuye Oyasin

Posted on August 10, 2010 by namasdon

This beautiful Native American prayer was taught to me by my best friend in Florida, Clint Fuller, a part Cherokee blues musician of some note along the Gulf of Mexico, who I recently learned has passed away from this world. … Continue reading →

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Wild at Heart

Posted on August 4, 2010 by namasdon

Some years back, a very wise man named John Eldridge wrote a profound little book called Wild at Heart. On one level it’s a deconstruction of our relationships with God, the relationship between sons and fathers, but the part I … Continue reading →

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A “Walkabout” Delayed – or The Best Laid Plans

Posted on August 2, 2010 by namasdon

As some of you may know, I’ve not been in the best of health lately. Back in early May I had a series of grand mal seizures while already in the hospital for something totally unrelated. I have no memory … Continue reading →

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Frankencat Steps Out – Finale

Posted on July 31, 2010 by namasdon

I fairly leapt at the back door and closed it as quickly as I could without slamming it, then collapsed on the grass as though I’d just won Wimbledon.  It seemed like ages before my breath returned to somewhat normal, … Continue reading →

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Frankencat Steps Out – Part III

Posted on July 30, 2010 by namasdon

Try as I might I could not relax inside and kept looking out the back door with the flashlight, hoping to catch a glimpse. Then I remembered an old trick that used to work with an incredibly independent basenji I … Continue reading →

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Frankencat Steps Out – Part II

Posted on July 29, 2010 by namasdon

Finally I chased after her, murmuring all the sweet little endearments pet owners use with their loved ones. I tried to wade into the bramble after her, but wearing Bermuda shorts, flip flops and a tee shirt only got me … Continue reading →

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