Archive for February, 2009

THE ROOT BEER IS OUT OF ORDER by Jean Snow VanOrden

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

It has been six months since my last follow-up CT scan.  Since I’ve been free of cancer for over 18 months, I no longer have P.E.T. scans, just CT scans.  The basic difference between the two is that the former involves radioactive glucose injection and the latter requires contrast dye injection.  I’ve experienced the dye [...]

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: the other indispensable man by Jean Snow VanOrden

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

“The will of God prevails. In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be, wrong. God cannot be for and against the same thing at the same time. In the present civil war it is quite possible that God’s purpose is something [...]

CHANGE IS PAINFUL: not to mention unlikely by Jean Snow VanOrden

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

“Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.“  Abraham Lincoln
My life experience and my brief study of psychology tells me that people will often stick with the pain they know rather than face the pain that real change requires.  We get comfortable with our problems and no matter how much we whine about our troubles [...]

WAITING UPON REDOUBT: hoping to be cozy at home by Jean Snow VanOrden

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

Mt. Redoubt is rumbling and spouting and threatening to blow. We’ve spent the last week watching updates and praying that whatever comes from Redoubt comes while we’re at home or very close to home. The stores have been emptied of painting masks and I’m sure car airfilters are running low as well.  We don’t want [...]