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  • My First Surgery – Thoughts from June 1, 2025 – Part 1

    My First Surgery – Thoughts from June 1, 2025 – Part 1

    I used to have times when I struggled to find subjects for my Thoughts papers. Recently, I’ve had to make lists of subjects to write about, so I don’t forget things. When I started writing these back in 1991, I had less happening in my life. Who would guess I had more going on in…

    Brian Kirwan

    January 20, 2026
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    1991, 2025, anesthesia, anesthesia technician, cat claw marks, cat scratches, cats, clown miming skills, do not talk, dressing gown, ellipsis, giant beret, inability to speak, leave wedding ring at home, medication, my first surgery, naked behind a curtain, nurse asking questions, opened in the back, parents had any surgeries, Part 1, Patti, polyp removed from my vocal cord, reliving younger days, show of my life, stint into my vein, surgery cap, surgery veterans, thoughts, Thoughts papers, tying a dressing gown, undressed and hearing people, welcome distraction, Willow, writing
  • Choking Cats, Surgery Prep, and Heart Bushes – Thoughts from May 18, 2025

    Choking Cats, Surgery Prep, and Heart Bushes – Thoughts from May 18, 2025

    It has been so long since I wrote my thoughts, I had to make a list of things I haven’t written about. First on the list is finishing painting the house. Let me say that again for those in the back. We finished painting the house! The last thing we did was put up new…

    Brian Kirwan

    January 13, 2026
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    2025, 3-D curved heart, 3-D modeling, 3-D sculture, angle cuts, asthma, cat mouth adapter, cats, choking, finishing painting the house, first surgery, general anesthetic, heart-shaped bush, inhalers, lawn work, learning experience, liquid medications, minor surgery, Patti, protractor, remodel, scared of surgery, squirting medication in cat’s mouth, table saw, ten-foot trim boards, thoughts, throat problems, throat surgery, to the vet, trimming bushes, Willow, Zoom appointment
  • One’s Self, Avoiding Pecans, and Painting Mishaps – Thoughts from March 27, 2025

    One’s Self, Avoiding Pecans, and Painting Mishaps – Thoughts from March 27, 2025

    March 27, 2025 Here we are again. I’m at the Honda dealer, waiting to get my car serviced. It sounds like I’m waiting for my car outside a brothel, but you need to get your mind out of the gutter. Why you, the future reader of these words, would plant that in my mind, I…

    Brian Kirwan

    January 6, 2026
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    2025, allergy list, allergy to pecans, angled beams on a carport, artist’s steady hand, avoiding using tape on the trim, English, English Composition degree, future problem, grammatical rules, Honda dealer, if ignorance is bliss I’d rather me miserable, ladder height, mixed nuts, not normal on the inside, nut mix, oil-based paint, older house, one’s self, painter’s tape, painting the house, painting trim, painting with a file folder on trim, Patti, peanuts, primer, rain, singular and plural pronouns, singular pronoun one, snacks, soreness in my throat, tape removed paint, they his or her, they is plural, thoughts, two-person job, uncomfortable on ladders
  • First Surgery, Allergy Apps, and Drinking the Costco Lemonade – Thoughts from March 23, 2025

    First Surgery, Allergy Apps, and Drinking the Costco Lemonade –  Thoughts from March 23, 2025

    There’s so much I haven’t talked about in these Thoughts papers; I don’t know where to begin. The biggest thing going on in my life is being scheduled for my first surgery. On May 22, I will have that first surgery. I am augmenting my nose to be even larger. Actually, I’m getting the polyp…

    Brian Kirwan

    December 30, 2025
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    2025, additives, allergy app, allergy list, allergy restrictions, Costco, Costco membership, eggs, first surgery, granola bars, grocery list, grocery store, interaction with employees, milk, monthly cost, Patti, pecans, polyp on my vocal cord, problem foods, produce, reactivity, Sam's Club, scan and go app, self-check machines, snack foods, study the ingredients, thoughts, Thoughts papers, throat doctor, wheat
  • Sleeping In, Addictions, and Being a Control Freak – Thoughts from February 24, 2025

    Sleeping In, Addictions, and Being a Control Freak – Thoughts from February 24, 2025

    The best way to start this Thoughts paper is just to start it. I have many things I want to talk about, but don’t know where to begin. The ongoing saga of working on the house continues. I have a few pieces of trim to fix, but we’re down to just finishing the painting. The…

    Brian Kirwan

    December 23, 2025
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    2024, addiction, alcoholics, Alcoholics Anonymous, belief in a higher power, Christian based organization, cigarette pack, completist, craving sugar, dad smoked, denial, drinking too much, fixing the trim, flood of emotions, holding them to get through cravings, I’m an atheist, illicit drugs, meetings held in churches, mental health, mentionaing God, mini vacation, Narcotics Anonymous, nerds, non-religious, non-religious programs for addiction recovery, not in control, painting, Patti, proof of denial, pure sugar, sleeping late, smoking, social drinker, substance take control, sugar addiction, thinking clearly, thoughts, Thoughts paper, too much of a control freak, under the influence of a substance, weight goes up, working on the house
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