Author Archives: jimbiggs23

Daily Affirmation

Posted on March 31, 2025 by jimbiggs23

[Author’s note: I want to apologize in advance about the length of this post. After I finished saying everything I wanted to say, it ended up being a bit longer than I would’ve liked. In my defense, though, I did … Continue reading →

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‘Sir!  Please surrender your “Man Card”, immediately!’

Posted on March 17, 2025 by jimbiggs23

My stroke beat me up pretty good, physically speaking, and it took a while to get used to my new way of life. Most of my motor skills are pretty much shot and the entire left side of my body … Continue reading →

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‘The Best Fans in Baseball’

Posted on March 10, 2025 by jimbiggs23

I was never a big sports fan at all growing up. Nothing against pro or college sports, I just always thought it was too big a commitment, trying to keep up with everything. Plus, I didn’t know any of those … Continue reading →

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‘Whatcha watchin’? Whatcha readin’?’ (…continued)

Posted on March 3, 2025 by jimbiggs23

No time for screwing around this time, so back at it: Movies (streaming) –Speaking of rock climbing, I saw this movie, Free Solo, a while ago but I really liked it so I wanted to mention it. It’s a documentary … Continue reading →

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‘Whatcha watchin’? Whatcha readin’?’

Posted on February 24, 2025 by jimbiggs23

I get asked those kinds of questions all the time, by everyone. And by ‘all the time, by everyone.’ I guess I mean ‘pretty often, by many people.’ Maybe not ‘pretty often’, more like fairly often. OK, I’ll come clean: … Continue reading →

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Brrr! It’s freezing in here!

Posted on February 17, 2025 by jimbiggs23

The funny thing about my stroke (funny strange, not funny Haha!) is that not only did it rob me of my mobility, virtually all of my motor skills and my ability to speak, it also really did a number on … Continue reading →

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A Stroll Down (My) Memory Lane

Posted on February 10, 2025 by jimbiggs23

Jen gave me a digital picture frame for Christmas that’s much cooler than our old one. Since then, I’ve been going through my pictures (at least 2,000 of them) and picking out the ones I want to display. My nephew … Continue reading →

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Does this thing still work?

Posted on February 3, 2025 by jimbiggs23

Hello?  Is this mic hot?  I’ll just assume it is. I haven’t written in this thing in a long time. It’s been at least 7 or 8 (or 9?) years. ‘So why now?’, you ask?  Well, what happened was we … Continue reading →

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This time of year. A message from my better half.

Posted on August 3, 2016 by jimbiggs23

Today, August 3 around 10pm, marks 10 years since Jim’s stroke. One decade. I wouldn’t have imagined Jim nor I would still have our sanity (and that’s debatable!) ten years later. On August 5th, Jim came out of his coma … Continue reading →

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Ants: The Bane of My Existence

Posted on March 28, 2016 by jimbiggs23

Ahh spring! The days are getting warmer, the pear trees are budding, the daffodils are coming up and an army of ants are mounting their annual assault on me and my perch. Wait, what?! Who invited them to the party? … Continue reading →

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