I Can Tell You in Just Two Words... but You Won't Like It
My iPhone alarm goes off. As always, Kara is to my right, smiling down at me. From an 11" x 14" print hanging on the wall. Light is...
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How a Bag of Donuts and a Single Question Changed My Life
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 2003 This is going to reveal just how old I am, but screw it. I'm gonna tell the story. This...
I was gone for a while, but not on purpose
I had actually just received good news here. Where the hell have I been? A lot has happened since Kara launched her Sparkle into other...
Love Hurts! The Discount Valentine's Day Edition!
Photo by Lenny Gotter The Long, Cold Walk To our invisible valentines As I write this, snow is falling. Four years ago at this time, snow...
Hallmark, You Suck! The Holiday Hangover Edition
"Last Christmas" with my baby, 2022 The First Christmas After the Last Christmas For those mourning a loved one during the holidays I had...
Cancer Copiloting, Pug Buzz, and Free Holiday Horror!
Photo by Lenny Gotter How we carried each other through cancer There is SO MUCH I want to write about how Kara and I navigated the...
A Little Funk, a Little Tease of Awesomeness
Google Photos popped this one at me and it keeps me going I have been in a major funk lately. It seems that the more I learn to navigate...
Like Tears in Rain, or Maybe Not
Kara wrote her blog as a form of oral storytelling. Her writing style developed largely in the context of her reading her biweekly posts...
The One-Year Anniversary
One year ago today, my wife, my baby, my spicy Picante, commenced Sparkling On into her next, post-earthly adventure. She had been...
To Finland and Beyond: A Love Story
"I hope I don't cheapen it by saying it so much but I do love you and want you to get through this too. We walk through the dark forest...
Portrait of the Artist as a Sparkling Unicorn Warrior With a Very Special Bonus!
Note: Please don't jump to the bottom, but read straight through... for a Very Special Bonus from the Queen of Sparkle! Two Thursdays...
If My Wife Were Famous
Yesterday I went down a rabbit hole and looked up famous women entertainers who died of cancer at a relatively young age. I learned some...
To Prepare Is to Celebrate Is to Sparkle
Three weeks ago, I threw a small party for Kara's fifty-fourth birthday. I organized the tasks in a Google Sheet, invited a handful of...
The Totally Obvious but Still Totally Shocking
The other day a friend and I were talking about how so many people we know have been dealing with hardcore struggles lately. Some of this...
Continuing with Picante
After a five-week hiatus, The Adventures of Kara Picante is back! Off and on, I have debated with myself over whether I should keep...
Kara's Star Wars Drunk History Episode... UNCUT!
Hello, everyone! In the midst of a brief hiatus, I am back on Kara's blog to celebrate May 4, the informal holiday that commemorates the...
Doing Cancer Her Way: Unpacking Kara's View of Western Medicine Pt 2
Disclaimer: To be honest, I am writing this series because it feels terrible to get through my day thinking everything would be "normal"...
Doing Cancer Her Way: Unpacking Kara's View of Western Medicine Pt 1
Disclaimer: The following series of facts, opinions, and observations should not be taken as medical advice. This is my attempt to look...
I Finally Dreamed of Her, and This Is What She Said
Earlier today I was doing a gratitude exercise online. I was lying in bed with my eyes closed. And as I listened to the teacher guiding...
Kara's Statement on the Afterlife: "We Are All Star Dust"
Confession: I have become that grief-stricken person who reads books and listens to podcasts about the afterlife. Kara and I always...
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