Genta Sebastian's Blog, page 6
January 29, 2019
Is the democratic party broken?
The other day I saw this:
Hilary already had her time. I like Bernie Sanders.This was my response:
Bernie Sanders is unelectable. He divided the Democratic party so much it left room for the Russians to foist the Orange One upon us. His misogynistic Bernie Bros pushed his campaign by hating Hillary because she was a woman. He’s alienated so very many. Lesser of two evils, indeed. Hmmph
His messages, policies, and platforms are now shared by many potential candidates. And for the record, Hil...
October 3, 2018
The Elephant on the Phone
In the past, I have always heeded sage advice and avoided using this blog to discuss politics and politicians, in particular. It never works for authors to refer to their own political leanings in print, online, or social media conversations. Inevitably, fans with different political leanings will turn away, sometimes feeling so betrayed by you that they actively d...
September 29, 2018
Lauren Margaret on a Hard Part of Foster Parenting
My niece is doing the tremendously hard work of foster-parenting. It’s a noble thing to do which can backfire on the host family in any number of ways. Their efforts have brought her family both joy…and heartbreak, as Lauren’s following blog post proves:
DISRUPTING[image error] Photo credit: laurenmargaret.com
September 24, 2018
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August 29, 2018
You Can Piss Me Off Like That Anytime, Kiddo!
[image error]So, we get home from our staggeringly long vacation visiting family on the island of Terceira. Ten weeks, otherwise known as seventy days, aka the-whole-frickin’-summer, seemed ever-lasting at first but swiftly grew to the familiar scale of ‘never-time-enough’. It always happens like that, a longing to return inescapably swoops us up weeks before we’ve even touched ground again in America.
If you’re wondering how in the hell we can afford something like this, the answer is complicated. We wor...
August 3, 2018
Oh, to Hell with it.
[image error]I’m sorry. I know I promised 12 reasons why I should have gotten bariatric surgery sooner rather than later, but I lost interest in the project half-way through. Perhaps I’ll pick it up again later.
But today I wrote a piece of my mind to a young woman considering bariatric surgery and I’d like to share that with you. Kind of sums the whole thing up. She asked if I (as she does) ever felt, by getting bariatric surgery, I took the lazy way out, cheating as it were. Here’s my answer:
Oh hell,...
June 19, 2018
12 REASONS TO GET BARIATRIC SURGERY SOONER RATHER THAN LATER – part II
[image error]Welcome back to my four-part series about what I’ve learned over the last two and a half years following bariatric surgery. Following my Roux-en-Y, I reminded myself to pay attention to my body, my emotions, and my experiences. The first three reasons why I believe now I would have been better off getting the surgery in my youth are in part one. Here are reasons 7-9.
9. LESS MEDICATIONGrowing old ain’t for sissies and the health issues that accompany morbid obesity begin to take their tol...
June 14, 2018
12 REASONS TO GET BARIATRIC SURGERY SOONER RATHER THAN LATER
Tomorrow marks two and a half years since my Roux-en-Y. I’ve learned a few things about myself and our society. This is the first of a four-part series explaining why, for me, it would have made sense to get bariatric surgery forty years ago.
Before anyone goes off on me – I am NOT saying everyone who is overweight should lose it. That is a medical decision which only you can make, I hope with the advice of a wise physician (or four). Many very healthy people carry extra weight around and...
June 8, 2018
Bariatric Surgery 2.5
I know! Can you believe it? It’s over three years since I started the journey and two and a half since I underwent bariatric surgery. Following a full year of preparation and education, my excellent surgeon performed two procedures, undoing a Nissen fundoplication before the Roux-en-Y. The entire surgery took the better part of four hours.
I was an excellent patient and the weight dropped off as I recovered from the surgery and adjusted to a new lif...
May 1, 2018
Teaser Tuesday: Sneak Peek at Get Yourself Another Butch
Traf balanced on the gently rocking boat, enjoying the heat of the summer sun on her back and grinning at Tio Marcio as she pulled in a full line of struggling sardines. She held the string of small silver fish high as she tore free the ones that didn’t drop to the boat floor themselves. She scooped up her wriggling catch and threw it into a large metal can, then hurriedly checked the down pigeon feathers she’d carefully tied to each small hook and threw her line back...
