September 11, 2024
Habits for Healing: My Morning Ritual for Health and Happiness
How do you sustain energy, especially amidst the hustle of modern life or health adversities? For me, the cornerstone lies in my morning routine…
This archive preserves every post from the original Rumble Life blog. Full post restoration is in progress — each entry below shows the opening lines while the complete versions are brought over.
April 24, 2023
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end…
You ever feel in your bones that something good was just *supposed* to happen? And that it might happen soon? I was feeling like that for most of the last year…
April 23, 2022
The struggle (and joy!) is real…
I received some challenging news a couple of weeks ago that I've been struggling to accept, and even how to bring myself to share it.
January 26, 2022
Road Test
We were somewhere in southern Oregon when I first noticed the sound — very subtle at first but definitely noticeable by the time we were in Northern California.
October 17, 2021
The Seinfeld Challenge
Are you a little tired of the never-ending fitness-based "challenges" that make their way around social media?
August 29, 2021
Hardships and Happiness
18 days in the hospital.
August 15, 2021
Pain face
Seeing those you love in pain is the worst feeling I know, and I wasn't expecting to be reminded of that today. But looking back, there were clues.
August 10, 2021
Here we go
12 hours from now, my wife Sandra will be in surgery. She will be getting a thoracic epidural, a central line and a 20cm incision through her abdominal wall as part of the 5+ hour operation…
July 19, 2021
Summertime Sadness
Today, Sandra and I spent the morning of our wedding anniversary at the surgeon's office. Not quite how we hoped to celebrate two decades of marriage…
June 27, 2021
The Waiting Game
I'm not good at sitting still.
June 21, 2021
The "C" Word
Years ago, after university but before we were married, my wife Sandra went to live in Israel on a kibbutz.
June 7, 2021
Update from the edge…
After the recent 10-year anniversary of my 'new' lungs, I've had a few people asking me about what is going on with my health and what life looks like living with someone else's lungs…
April 19, 2021
The Difference of a Decade
I was forced to move across the country 10 years ago, and it wasn't an easy move. Looking back though, the cliché saying 'the darkest hour is before the dawn' actually rings quite true.
April 1, 2021
Beautiful Nonsense
We all need beautiful nonsense in our lives.
March 24, 2021
Heart Stopper
Last Thursday, my brother John had a heart attack.
March 17, 2021
Shocking Cold Water Wisdom
I wake up and stumble groggily out of bed for my morning routine, and remember with sudden alarm what I am about to do in the middle of winter — intentionally step directly into an ice cold shower.
March 10, 2021
How 10 Days of Silence Changed My Life
"What the hell am I doing here?" I asked myself. The Radiohead song Creep leapt to mind as I looked around at the white-haired, seemingly morose people lined up for dinner…
March 3, 2021
Why "The Rumble Life"?
10 years ago I nearly died.
February 11, 2021
Losing my Mojo
I figured 2020 wasn't going to go down without a fight, but didn't anticipate just how stinging the final blow would be.
January 11, 2021
This too shall pass… or not
Here is a perfect example of how to tempt fate: be ridiculous enough to write, "I can see the potential to experience pain as a great teacher…" and post that on your blog, while you have 3 kidney stones…
November 10, 2020
Dealing with the inevitable
I distinctly remember the sound of my femur snapping as I hit the pavement — it's a hard thing to forget. The searing pain was worse than anything I had ever experienced or imagined…
October 26, 2020
Gut punch and Gratitude
Time for an update on my own health situation… and one that I have been postponing out of a strong reluctance to share. I want to be honest, give you an overview and share the challenge I am having…
October 4, 2020
Healing Highlights
I am writing this on the plane returning home from Germany, with REM's Man on the Moon playing in my headphones as I glance down on distant landscapes and occasional clouds far below…
September 30, 2020
The Right Frequency
The final week in Germany is here, and our appreciation for the choice (and ability!) to come here has deepened further, especially given the surprising treatment option presented last week.
September 22, 2020
Living at Arcadia
Life at Arcadia.
September 15, 2020
Why am I in Germany?
I'm writing to you today from Germany — and it's a bit of a story how I landed here in the midst of Covid concerns. Here's how it came to be:
September 11, 2020
The beginning
Back in the 1970's, parenting was a little different than it is now.