-
Addressing the Elephant in the Room
Okay, admittedly, I have no idea if anyone actually ever reads my blog posts, but, nevertheless, I still feel obligated to apologize for not posting all year. So… I’m sorry for not posting all year. I’ve wanted to, but I’ve just been super busy. Between schoolwork and family obligations and more schoolwork, I just couldn’t…
-
Happy Thanksgiving, and RIP To All The Delicious Turkeys That Gave Their Lives
Last Thanksgiving was my first with a new kidney, so naturally I was grateful to my anonymous donor. This year I’m just thankful to be alive and breathing. Okay, I admit that sounds totally lame—and vague as hell—but it’s really how I feel. Honest. Maybe because I’ve been through so much hell pre-transplant, I’m somehow…
-
Be Grateful While You Still Have The Time To Be
Where else to start but from the beginning. Here goes. I’m S.E. and I’m a husband, a father, a brother, an uncle, a writer, and a veteran among other roles I’ve taken up. I grew up on a small island country in the Pacific called the Republic of Palau, population just over 18,000. It’s a…