How does one decide to have children? What is the reasoning? What are the motivations?
In my instance, it was a decision made under durress. I was looking at going on a clinical trial & a caveat was that I couldn't have children for 5+ years in doing so. As such, we got on the 'horse' ; as it were. I'm not sure why I agreed to it...don't get me wrong. I love the kids & they're growing into thoughtful caring people however; what's the motivation to have kids? I've never known it.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Trips
Over the past month, I've participated in two proffessional conferences...one for myself and one for my wife. Frankly, both were extremely difficult to handle for various reasons.
In the case of my conference, I went across several time zones and drive several hundred miles once I arrived to visit the annual physics meeting in Vancouver. After that, my wife and traveled to Baltimore for one of her conferences. As such, I'm kinda spent and haven't had a chance to publish recently.
In the case of my conference, I went across several time zones and drive several hundred miles once I arrived to visit the annual physics meeting in Vancouver. After that, my wife and traveled to Baltimore for one of her conferences. As such, I'm kinda spent and haven't had a chance to publish recently.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Starting off...
How do we fundamentally define ourselves?
Over the years, I've had many titles: son, father, hockey player, husband, physicist, PhD canditate, angry subverter of the status quo. How do I define myself? I define myself as an atheist trying to cope with a chronic illness which will hit me at the drop of a hat without any warning.
What I'm intending to explore in this blog is how does one cope with being "cursed" with a chronic condition which fundamentally affects your worldview & outlook on the future whilst not having religion to fall back onto. How does one cope with the trials and tribulations of a disease which gives no warning but can fundamentally alter how you interact with the world and not have the crutch of religion to lean upon which allows us to look forward to the blessings of the "after-life"?
Over the years, I've had many titles: son, father, hockey player, husband, physicist, PhD canditate, angry subverter of the status quo. How do I define myself? I define myself as an atheist trying to cope with a chronic illness which will hit me at the drop of a hat without any warning.
What I'm intending to explore in this blog is how does one cope with being "cursed" with a chronic condition which fundamentally affects your worldview & outlook on the future whilst not having religion to fall back onto. How does one cope with the trials and tribulations of a disease which gives no warning but can fundamentally alter how you interact with the world and not have the crutch of religion to lean upon which allows us to look forward to the blessings of the "after-life"?
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