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  • About that Brain Tumor…2018 Revisited

    It’s hard to believe that I never posted a follow up after my brain tumor diagnosis. 2018 changed my life. The diagnosis was confirmed, I had a craniotomy and spent months recovering from surgery–including the really fun part where my body rejected the sutures. As I was getting back on my feet, an accident caused…

  • Old Dreams, New Habits

    Once upon a time, a younger Norma wanted to go to film school and be a writer and a doctor, but I never did any of those things. I let life happen to me instead of making things happen. Life has been good in countless ways and there are so many things I wouldn’t change…

  • A New Year

    They say the things you do on January 1 are the things you’ll be doing the rest of the year. So today I will: run read a good book write some code play at least one musical instrument write a blog post I think those are five good things to do more of in 2014.

  • Best and Not Best Books of 2011

    I keep track of the books I read all year and then divide them into two groups at the end. Instead of worrying about favorite and least favorite books, I just choose which ones I would likely recommend to friends and which ones I probably wouldn’t. My list is completely subjective and not in the…