Author: Ron Stempkowski
Paying Homage to a Year Ago Today: Tattoo Groundwork
It’s been on my mind all month. The events that occurred a year ago as they’re galvanized in my mind. And I can’t help but “cut” a little bit and read my diary from those... Read More
The Best Shows You've Never Seen
(An early title card from “Our Lives” when I first joined the cast.) There are many odd things about being “single” (that still feels weird to say or type) and living alone. Ea... Read More
Hopping Off the Hamster Wheel
At a month away, June 1 is a daunting and solemn date for me and for anyone who loved Ken. It’s the date he left us after such a valiant and graceful fight. Maybe someday it will be easier to &#... Read More
I Knew You Were Coming, but Don't Expect a Cake
When I got home from work on Monday I was tired from a busy day and a fun weekend. So I dozed on the couch after dinner while watching TV. It was one of those twilight sleeps where I where I felt sort... Read More
Shiny, (Truly) Happy People
(A rare paparazzi shot, catching vintage badasses Denise and Ron (circa 1990) arriving “on the scene.”) I read a blurb recently about a study conducted on a group of “truly happyR... Read More
Welcome Home, Gypsy
I returned from my week-long trip to California late on Friday night, exhausted but satisfied that I’d done my best on my visit to support my family, and managed to also make time to spend with ... Read More
Westward Home
I never expected my next trip back to California to be tinged with sadness–well, other than sadness in visiting my in-law family and revisiting memories of Ken and the life we once shared when w... Read More
Dear Universe
I haven’t been dreading this day as much as dreading it not being the kind of day I used to look forward to, but I guess that is no news to you. (You are the Universe, after all. All encompassin... Read More