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Success: It Smells Like Sleep

Kage Baker would be thrilled. The CPAP mask stops me snoring. Mind you, Dear Readers, the respiratory techs were at pains to tell me that no more snoring is a mere side effect, not the point of the mask. Apparently … Continue reading

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Searching

Kage Baker could get bored with not writing. She wanted to write; she needed to write. But if she had no ideas – yeah, even to her it happened from time to time, for an hour or two. So she … Continue reading

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Current Events In My Face

Kage Baker often quoted John Lennon. Well, actually, she quoted George more (him being her fave. She liked skinny guys) but John did tend to say clever stuff, and she admired that. The one statement she quoted the most was Life … Continue reading

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To Sleep, Perchance To – Oh, The Hell With It, I Just Want To Sleep!

Kage Baker always viewed my insomnia with both sympathy and suspicion. She could see that going sleepless sometimes quite drained me, and she was sorry for me about it. But she could also see that just as often, I enjoyed … Continue reading

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News. And Olds.

Kage Baker has become my perennial leader on this blog. She’s the starting point and primary reference to wherever my mind is wandering on any given day. Sometimes I can’t even tell where I’m going, unless I consult the iron … Continue reading

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News. And Olds.

Kage Baker has become my perennial leader on this blog. She’s the starting point and primary reference to wherever my mind is wandering on any given day. Sometimes I can’t even tell where I’m going, unless I consult the iron … Continue reading

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Testing, Testing

Kage Baker endured many medical procedures. She was heroic about it – patient, courteous, quiet. Brave. And it was bravery, because she hated everything to do with medical tests. They were usually weird, often painful, and always embarrassing for her. … Continue reading

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Ginger Ale and Other Elixirs

Kage Baker was an experienced bronchitis victim. She had all sorts of DIY solutions to the periodic revolt of her bronchii. Most of them revolved around bed rest, books and ginger ale. She had relied heavily at one time on … Continue reading

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Hack. Hack.

Kage Baker was, for most of her life, prone to bronchitis. It was her signature disease. After every Faire (hence, 2 or 3 times a year), during every winter, Kage developed bronchitis. Even after she finally had her tonsils out … Continue reading

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And Now, (Not) The News

Kage Baker hated the news. By which, she meant the institutionalized, formulaic, on-every-day-at-6PM news that came between afternoon cartoons and prime time television. Also, the current events in the daily newspaper – or twice dailies, when we were kids and … Continue reading

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