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Minnesota Lynx @ Golden State Valkyries 6-1-25
We’re back in Ballhala tonight, babes, as the Minnesota Lynx come to visit the Valkyries. But before I get too far into the notes and keys, I want to dive into a new segment of the write-up called: “Dear Cathy” where I share my notes for WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert. Dear Cathy, Were you drunk…
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Golden State Valkyries @ New York Liberty (again)
Well, here we are. Back again at the Barclay’s Center for what hopes to be less of a thrashing than it was two nights ago. After a restful 48 hours from being humbled on the hardwood, the V’s are back playing the Libs in NY. In Tuesday’s game, the Valk’s lost by 28 pts. Breanna…
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Gold State Valykries @ New York Liberty Preview
The 2-1 Golden State Goddesses Valkyries are visiting the 3-0 New York Liberty for what is sure to be a nail-biter…or at least one hopes. New York is coming off a very controversial win over Indiana, which was partly due to questionable officiating calls at the end. However, as any good little league coach would say, “if…
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Can you use it in a sentence? Dying, dead, died
Say it with me: they are dying, she is dead, he has died. These words—dying, dead, died—are uncomfortable to say out loud on their own, but when you attach a person to them, they’re nearly impossible to say aloud. Why is that? There are other things that are uncomfortable or scary that some of us…
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The often overlooked blessings of hospice care
There’s a lot to consider when you or your loved one make the decision to start hospice or palliative care. While there’s not enough space in a blog to get into all of them, but here are some of what I feel are the often overlooked blessings of hospice and palliative care. When I say…
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Hospice—It’s not as scary as you think
Hospice gets such a bad rap sometimes. In 2018, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) found that 1.55m people in the United States utilized hospice care. However, of those people, it seems that for one amazing experience, there are four others who are opposed to it, or don’t utilize it, due to ‘myths’…
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Grief and nature; grief and play
Play is the soupy ground underneath your feet and between your toes;Play is encumbered by our mind, but unencumbered by age;Play is where bounded rules bleed into purposeful mistakes;Play is hearing “ready or not” with an anxious giggle in your heart and a smirk across your face knowing you’ve got the best spot;Play is the…