Reformed Chicks Blabbing

The rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated

Susan Johnson — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:07:55 +0000

My husband told me that there are rumors that I've died. I'm happy to report that I'm still very much alive. My cancer has gone to stage four but we are controlling it with chemo, the cancer numbers are currently in the normal range. I've stopped blogging to concentrate on my daughters and writing a Bible study. I'm not sure how long my cancer can be controlled so that made me evaluate how I spend my time. I decided I don't want to spend what time I have left blogging politics. Thank you for...

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An update and a prayer request

admin — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:55:36 +0000

Several people have asked about Michele's condition, and have promised to pray for her. On her behalf, I thank you for that. I spoke with her a little while ago, and she asked that I come here and tell you what's going on, and to ask you to pray for her. She isn't able to post here herself right now, as she is in a great deal of pain and gastrointestinal distress. As you know, the cancer has returned, and it is very aggressive. The chemotherapy that began in January was totally ineffective. ...

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Rest in peace, Internet Monk.

admin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:52:00 +0000

A man known in the cyber world as The Internet Monk, has died. Michael Spencer lost his battle with cancer tonight. My prayers go out for his family and for all those who loved and will miss him. :( ...

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The peace that passes all understanding, pt. 1

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:39:08 +0000

I'm coming out of my normal hiding place to make a few comments. The internet is a strange place. It is often a wonderful place, a helpful place, a unifying place. But it is also alienating, cold, and is the perfect medium in which to depersonalize others. Through it, I have seen people reach out to help strangers in need, to offer prayers and kind thoughts to ailing friends of friends. And through it, I have likewise seen ever surprising cruelty that goes beyond rudeness, venturing into the...

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I had a pretty rough week

Susan Johnson — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:58:28 +0000

As you probably can tell from the lack of content this week, I had a pretty rough week. I was in a lot of pain over the weekend, my stomach was swollen which made it really hard to eat, sleep, walk and breathe. They removed 3.5 liters of fluid from my abdomen this week, so I was able to get on the Internet for the first time in a week. Not feeling too chatty though, sorry! It's hard to blog about the cancer but I'll try to say more tomorrow. ...

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Matt Damon is disappointed in Obama

Susan Johnson — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:32:01 +0000

Not surprising since Obama hasn't done too much:"Politics is compromise," says the actor, who campaigned hard for Barack Obama. But Damon feels his candidate has compromised too much. "I'm disappointed in the health care plan and in the troop buildup in Afghanistan. Everyone feels a little let down because, on some level, people expected all...

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Has a new day dawned after the health care summit?

Susan Johnson — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:15:27 +0000

Will Republicans and Democrats come together and work on the problems with our health care system? Jon Stewart is certainly hopeful that the summit will produce a meaningful dialog on health care that can lead to real change:But of course this is Washington where bipartisanship is doing what the party in power wants to do:After a brief period of consultation following the White House health reform summit, congressional Democrats...

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US beats the Swiss

Susan Johnson — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:33:47 +0000

But the Canadian crowd was cheering for the Swiss over us because they were still ticked that we beat them: And that U.S. victory over Canada has apparently tweaked many northern neighbors. The crowd at the game Wednesday was clearly rooting for the Swiss. There were many Americans in the stands, but they were outnumbered by the hockey-crazed Canadians who cheered every save by...

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I’m torn

Susan Johnson — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:54:13 +0000

My patriotism has me rooting for the US hockey team but I would feel really bad for Canada if they didn't get the gold. It would become a national obsession. They would spend the next four years hating the team that beat them. Michigan Gov. Grandholm doesn't seem to have a problem rooting for America: "The U.S., come on!" Granholm said jokingly during an...

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Biden’s Ash Wednesday mark puzzles clueless BBC Sky News presenters

Susan Johnson — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:11:32 +0000

Very funny video of two talking heads on the BBC Sky News speculating why Biden has a mark on his forehead (they wonder if he got the mark in Vancouver :-). Wait for the punchline at the end:Update: Pretty clueless myself there, huh? I just noticed that it was Sky News when I showed the clip to my daughter. ...

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