Way Back Machine Activate: The last day and Fight Like a Girl
As of today it's been six months since Kara sparkled on. It even happened on the same day: A Thursday. With the help of her mushroom...
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A Very Special Spicy Announcement
A few weeks before Kara sparkled on, a close friend came to visit. On his last day, before he left for his flight, he sat with her on the...
"Kara Was Born for All of Us"
Kara started this blog on Nov. 5, 2019. Five months after she was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer. According to her LinkedIn...
Crazy Like That: Savagely Picante
If you've followed Kara's blog since I started writing it, you might recall a serial essay I began in October called "Crazy Like That,"...
Photos, Spirit, and a Plea to the Universe for Picante Underoos
Photos are here! Click the link below to access a complete gallery of Sparkle Celebration pictures taken by Kara's Mad Max photographer,...
Plans for a Dead Girl Superstar
(Yes, that is a Rob Zombie reference) Plans... Professional video from the Sparkle Celebration is on the way. I am pondering how to make...
Into the Sparkleverse!
For over three months, I worked on planning Kara's celebration of life. Every morning, in my bullet journal, I wrote down my latest...
Sparkle It Up and Glitter It Down
The Kara Picante Muir Sparkle Celebration is just three days away. I won't lie, there have been setbacks. The weather, meetings pushed...
Way Back Machine Activate: We Can Rock'N'Roll Together!
It's true, we CAN rock 'n 'roll together, and Kara would love it if we did! Seriously, if you have a special place in your heart for the...
Way Back Machine Activate: Form of a Sparkling Christmas Picante-corn!
Cancer journey co-pilot's log star date 12/22/23. This is my first Christmastime without my co-pilot riding beside me in the captain's...
Way Back Machine Activate: "It's Christmas Time" plus a special announcement
Cancer journey co-pilot's log star date 12.15.23. Instead of a status report at this difficult time of year, I welcome you to take the...
Crazy Like That: A Message from Hell
Part Six in the Death of Picante Saga In which the demon Judgment speaks... “Now what just happened... I’m hearing my voice... well, not...
She Saved Me
Cancer journey co-pilot's log star date 12.1.23. Late last Sunday, I came down with something. A nasty cough that by Monday night blew up...
Crazy Like That: Demon Calling
Part Five in the Death of Picante Saga Babe. Can you hear me? Hello? Good. You're finally getting some sleep. You keep doing that. You...
Way Back Machine Activate: Team Picante wins an award!
Cancer journey co-pilot's log star date 11.14.23... Thanks to LK for informing me that November is National Family Caregivers Month! By...
Crazy Like That: Chaos and Crisis
Part Four in the Death of Picante Saga Tuesday, May 8. Kara checks into the ER. Running a 102-degree fever. Somewhat swollen in her face...
Way Back Machine Activate: Kara Picante's very first opening act for U.S. Air Guitar!
Cancer journey co-pilot's log star date 11.5.23. Work continues on the Death of Picante serial essay, "Crazy Like That," my attempt to...
Crazy Like That: Days of Fear
Part Three in the Death of Picante Saga {Springtime in hell} We were scared. And unused to being scared. At least this scared. Because...
Crazy Like That: Not the Usual Horror Show
Part Two in the Death of Picante Saga Last night, on my way upstairs to write this post, I stopped by her urn tucked away in the dining...
Crazy Like That: And So It Begins
Part One in the Death of Picante Saga While our pit lab Ruby Sue whined from the den on the other side of the French doors, I watched...
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