I was watching cartoons this morning. Other than the cartoons on Adult Swim, I have not watched kid's cartoons since I was a kid myself nearly 15 years ago. As a father, I imagine this will change soon, but for now, I will simply reminisce on my own...

There are some key differences in playing catch (baseball, football, lacrosse, whatever) with a human and playing catch with a dog. Sometimes, playing catch with a dog is known as 'fetch.' First off, dogs do not throw back. Many times they will...

Lucky for you, I didn't post this last night when I started writing it. Dark, sounds of garbled salt water and undertones of suicide... by way of haircut. I had a teacher in 4th grade that posed the question, Can you imagine what getting a haircut...

Hello. As Aerosmith said, 'back in the saddle again.' There are certain points in a life fraught with dilly-dally and pitter-patter, raindrops down a single pane, where one must decide where to go and what to do. Oh how vague, Mr. Reed! To get...

When I was younger I wanted to be in the military. To be more precise, I wanted to be a spy-- a common dream, the empyrean of many adolescent boys. The reasoning behind this was purely concerned with excitement and the danger portrayed in movies. James...

The title says it all and yet here we are, the screen sharing all these little, mundane secrets with 50 million people. Wait, how many are on this site? Wait, how many read this? I only count every OTHER day, so who knows. Who knows. Ever tried Zero Calorie...

I don't believe in miracles. I don't believe in God, god, or any form of omnipotent being. But, I live in Texas. Yes, the same Texas commonly referred to as "The Bible Belt". The same Texas that is looking to teach children that this...

1. Count to three. Then multiply by 1.5 million for every time before. 2. Remember... and clean the area first, 3. Check for dried swabs. When that's all you find, continue on, forget all about it. 4. Stand up. ... stare at the ground 5. Sit down...

It is as easy as triple chunk chocolate pudding, ice cream cake with three inches of frosting, dripping onto dinner party platter; or for a one-inch-by-one-inch piece, 254 grams- what a dreaded word that has become, and don't forget about real-time...

It's not often that I get to see lightning-fast reaction time or the instinct to save someone's life. I mean, I don't hang out much at hospitals anymore, and the streets of Katy, TX don't even call out for attention, much less heroic action...

In middle school science projects, I always saw ripe opportunity to experiment on myself. Any project could be turned into a diabetes experiment. From eating without doing insulin to testing which candy kicked in the quickest, these assignments always...

I've called D many things (never D, though). In high school, it was funny, and only in a you-had-to-be-there kind of way, to call it diathreetes. Who knows. In college, as I started writing, in a melodramatic flee, I called it diableedsme. After all...

I wrote before that I would be driving to New York for my son's birth (tomorrow!). This was a long drive. From Houston, it is about 26 hours. It's been quite a while since I've taken a trip this long, so I had forgotten how much sitting in...

Tomorrow, I go to New York for my son's birth. Oh diabetes, don't pass through my fingers when I touch his newborn head! Oh Nature, don't be so cruel....

Today, another child joined us as a Type 1 diabetic. He's 4, and apparently, he's not doing so well. He is at Texas Children's Hospital, and I would like to visit him to let him know that everything will be alright. If you would like to send...

Last weekend I made a road trip to San Antonio. I didn't bring any extra pen caps. Recently, I changed my needles from the original, ultra long to the small ultra fine, and in moving from my house to my apartment, and then from the apartment back...

Today, I brought a ring back to the jeweler that gave it to me. It was an authentic diamond ring, probably more expensive than its weight though. I handed it to the gentleman standing behind the counter and said I wanted my money back, very matter of...

Tonight, I went to my newest favorite bar. It's right down the street and is also right across the street from where my wife works-- this is all best for gas and watching my wife's every move. I also meet a friend of mine, Wesley, there from time...

It's pretty early here, and I have to be at work in three hours. But, alas, I didn't get any sleep, so I'll keep this short. Hopefully not too sweet, though. They do not love that do not show their love- Bill Shakespeare I've got a story...

Socrates was too ethical for me, I guess. It was 2007. Fresh and young, April to be exact. I was finishing up my sophomore year at University of Texas and had a job, bus boy, at Joe's Crab Shack. It's a likable place. I had put my two week notice...

I've tried to not malinger for the past week. I've succeeded. But, in doing so, for this short amount of time, I've also realized that this malingering issue is the least of my worries. It was a nice distraction from what was going on in my...

I'm not sure how many of you have abused the power that diabetes gives you over people. But, I can tell you, and for those that have read the limited number of Malingering Series posts already know this, that I have abused that power an atrocious...

This was my freshman year of high school. At the time, I was still in band, playing trumpet, though I certainly did not want to be playing anymore. Looking back, I probably should have kept playing. I was good. At any rate, I was to quit at the end of...

I hadn't thought about ol' Rufus in a long time, until I ran across the group of a similar name here on Juvenation. I was probably twelve when I got Rufus, and at the time, I was sort of phasing out the whole stuffed animal thing. This was only...

Malingering. It's such a funny word. Phonetically, it sounds as if it could be said in any style or manner and still sound as ridiculous as when said by someone speaking perfect, annunciated Standard Academic English. Try it with a little Southern...