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This Time of Year

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

I wasn’t surprised as I’ve felt so confident and content over the last couple of weeks–particularly since adding Kalpurnia Kismet to my family that it might be followed with a grief ... Read More

What a Difference a Year Makes

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

The way time has passed over the last year has never ceased to astound me. As I sit in the front yard playing with Kallie or watching her do her own Chow thing, it’s hard to not look around my q... Read More

Birthday Bling

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

One of the activities I had planned for my birthday last Friday was a visit to the salon for a mani/pedi. I’ve only had a handful of them in my life and all but one of those were with Ken we liv... Read More

Whispers of Birthdays Past

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

Within my families June is a busy birthday month. Yet I constantly forget it also contains mine until someone reminds me. Not as surprising, the same thing happened last year–as my birthday will... Read More

Is That a Free Form Apple Tart in Your Pants or Are You Just Happy to See Me?

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

I took over cooking full time after Ken’s surgery in early 2010. It was quite a shift for us because this role had primarily been Ken’s. He was a supremely creative man and his cooking was... Read More

The Best Shows You've Never Seen

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

(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

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

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

Shiny, (Truly) Happy People

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

(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

Dear Universe

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

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

Reflections on Two Years Ago…

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

I couldn’t believe when I looked at the calendar this week and realized I’d completely missed the anniversary of Ken’s hemipelvectomy surgery. And more than that, I can’t belie... Read More

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