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Jun 209 min read

Once in a lifetime.

As the Talking Heads famously said “ And you may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?” Damn good question Mr. Byrne. Damn good...

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Craig Grant

Aug 17, 20205 min read

Hey (Covid) nineteen.

8/17/2020 Apologies to Steely Dan, but I need to keep my string of Blog titles that are song titles alive. And maybe someone can record a...

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Craig Grant

Apr 27, 20209 min read

The Blood That Moves The Body

Well, I started this post a couple of months ago, pre-Covid. Figured I'd post it anyway, then add to it, and update/continue it at the...

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Craig Grant

Nov 26, 20193 min read

Strange Days.

11/26/19 Writing, like life, is a strange thing. And writing about your life can sometimes be even stranger. Some days I feel like I have...

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Craig Grant

Sep 17, 20197 min read

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

9/17/19 It's amazing how time has that way of creeping up on you, or maybe creeping past you. I can't believe it's been two months since...

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Craig Grant

Jul 9, 20196 min read

Give the Po' Man a Break.

It's 3am and I'm wide awake. Again. Just like a couple of nights before. My sleep patterns still haven't returned to normal since Abby...

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Craig Grant

May 20, 20196 min read

Celluloid Heroes

What can I say? It truly is another other world out in LA for this East Coast boy. I really don't get fazed by much, especially these...

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Craig Grant

Mar 29, 20194 min read

Puncture Wounds.

Watching Jada, (the youngest of my three dogs and voted most likely to commit a heinous canine crime), gnash into her new "Jolly Ball",...

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Craig Grant

Mar 21, 20194 min read

Good Grief.

Is there such a thing? Outside of Charlie Brown I mean, and it also being a song by Bastille? I know I just posted, but I also saw that...

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Craig Grant

Mar 19, 20199 min read

The Ghost in You.

Inside you the time moves And she don't fade The ghost in you She don't fade Inside you the time moves And she don't fade Yes, I'm...

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Craig Grant

Jan 28, 20195 min read

Reelin' In the Years

1/28/19 It's been awhile for my poor neglected blog. Post holiday black and blues I guess. I've taken a decent battering this last month...

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Craig Grant

Dec 28, 20186 min read

Whatever it Takes.

12/28/18 Yes, I've co-opted a screen shot from "8-Mile", since I just re-watched it again. It's a good story about not giving up,...

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Craig Grant

Dec 7, 201811 min read

When Soul Meets Body.

I'm not sure if anybody (but me) realizes, but all the headings of my posts are co-opted from song titles. Not that every title...

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Craig Grant

Nov 21, 20189 min read

Red Rain.

I can't believe it's fall, and feels like it's quickly slipping into winter, and I haven't written in about six weeks. I suppose it's a...

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Craig Grant

Sep 27, 20183 min read

Sunrise, sunset.

September 27, 2018 As I've been contemplating whether to continue my blog (I am) and what to do with myself (besides deep exhaling since...

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Craig Grant

Sep 11, 20184 min read

Destination Unknown

9/11/18 It's been almost 3 weeks since Abby passed. A very long, strange, painful, emotional journey for me, Ben and Aliza, and of course...

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Craig Grant

Aug 23, 20182 min read

Untitled

August 23, 2018 Hi Everyone- Abby's journey has ended; she passed away peacefully yesterday around 6:30pm. She was with her family, and a...

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Craig Grant

Aug 17, 20181 min read

Peace train.

8/17/18 Hi Everyone- we entered the hospice phase of our journey a couple of days ago. Abby is very comfortable and no longer in pain....

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Craig Grant

Aug 7, 20185 min read

Take the Pain Away.

8/6/18 It's been about 6 days since Abby's last chemo treatment (her 2nd) on "Vanillabean". Vanillabean seems to act more like an IV...

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Craig Grant

Jul 29, 20184 min read

She Sells Sanctuary.

7/28/18 Another Saturday that's bringing the heat. Luckily, Ginger is a cool customer, and ready for the day, which now includes a trip...

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