Moving Forward – Page 2 – ron stempkowski

The Sweet and Surprising Rewards of Fighting Entropy

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

Changing things around the apartment is a tricky business for me. Leaving things as they were when Ken was alive offers some kind of security–or maybe a kind of certainty that he was here–... Read More

Beware of the Crabby, Reclusive D*** in Apartment G!

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

Upon checking the mail early last week, I found a flyer stuffed into my mailbox proclaiming my block’s first ever block party. The moment I saw it a blackness filled my heart and I began a slow ... Read More

The Pinch of Fridays

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

Fridays aren’t what they used to be. Now Fridays mean no matter what I need–unless is puppy-related–my errands will have to wait until Monday. It’s when my quiet little street ... 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

Pooch Thoughts

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

(My Snow Beast in our front yard in 2009) I’ve missed being a pet parent. When I met Ken, his Chow Chow, Quantum, quickly stole my heart. And just as quickly we became a constant trio. I placed ... Read More

LOA Update #1

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

My original intent for my LOA was to blog every single day, but that hasn’t happened. Then I meant to post an update of week 1, but I was just too drunk to get to it. But now as I am in the mids... Read More

Great Expanses & Blank Canvases

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

As I sat on my sofa Sunday night, peering forward at the three months of time I have to write and process and think about what parts of my life might need to be reconfigured, the excitement was palpab... Read More

Marking a Weighty Occasion

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of Ken’s death. In so many ways it’s impossible to fathom. I can still picture him and our life together. How can this be? So often in the interve... Read More

Exit Ramp

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

In preparation for my leave from work (my so-called Leap of Faith), I’ve been making lists and plans for all kinds of things. One of the lists is of things I wanted the property management compa... 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

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