http://www.fullerwiser.com so it goes Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:39:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter,” quoth Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back. Well, the crude matter doesn’t seem to give a shit about that. All the tortured writings that have littered these pages, they come from the one organ of the body that believes itself to be independent of ... http://www.fullerwiser.com/2008/08/18/tiny-masters/ It’s never going to be the right time. These objections I have in discussions with my wife, these caveats and conditions, they will never go away. If one of us isn’t sick, then the other one is, or we have a bunch of unexpected expenses, or we just had a big ... http://www.fullerwiser.com/2008/08/14/never-a-time/ I need information. It occurs to me that I have a huge information hole in my relationship calculus, and that is the possible effect of a divorce on my son. I have no personal point of reference on the subject, being the son of two people who, despite a truckload of ... http://www.fullerwiser.com/2008/08/13/who-needs-information/ So it would appear that I’m sick. Not just sick, actually, but Sick, in the way that some people are Old or Blind. I have enough things wrong with me that many duties normally expected of husbands cannot be reasonably expected of me. So says our therapist. I can’t say I’m entirely ... http://www.fullerwiser.com/2008/07/31/sick/ Here I sit, awaiting my fate. In an hour and a half, I will sit down with my wife and a doctor whom we will pay to listen to us. We will emerge from this experience with either a more or less healthy relationship. At the very least, we will know ... http://www.fullerwiser.com/2008/07/30/round-two/ My wife said it last night, and she’s right: Sometimes I’m too nice. It may sound strange coming from a cranky misanthrope, but of course behind every cynic is a beaten optimist. The peace-love-and-understanding (which apparently is funny after all) of my upbringing has always manifested itself in ways both beneficial ... http://www.fullerwiser.com/2008/07/18/the-price-of-nice/ Surgery and recovery were hard, but largely uncomplicated. I predict a return to regular posting soon. Turns out it takes more than sinus clearance and tonsil removal to kill me. Hydrocodone and Darvocet tried, though. Note to self: Narcotics and misanthropy do not mix.price viagra pharmacy online phentermine online description ... http://www.fullerwiser.com/2008/06/09/not-dead-yet/ My health worsens, and it appears that surgery is now the only remedy. I'll be away from the interwebs for a while, do keep the lights on for me. And in the event that I wind up on the bad side of surgical statistics, it's been good knowing you. Here's to modern ... http://www.fullerwiser.com/2008/05/13/brb/ Days are when the sun shines and the mind travels easily to new places, taking life in as it comes. Some days are even better, ripe with hope and anticipation of every coming moment. Today is darkness. Whatever force that keeps me afloat on the waves mysteriously deflates, and for a ... http://www.fullerwiser.com/2008/04/04/black-sail-in-a-reddening-sky/ It would appear that the grubby hand of winter has at last released the Dallas area from its wanton grip. Very indecisive is our winter, but once it gets in its last grope, you don’t see hide nor hair of it until November at the earliest. The warmer weather means the ... http://www.fullerwiser.com/2008/04/03/its-a-boy/