Blog of Josh Hall

It’s been less than 24 hours since I dropped hnn-hnn (Jan-Jan) and Bumpa off at the airport.  Survival mode is already engaged.  The Mirkwood fog must have been pouring through the vents as we slept.  What day is it?  What’s that noise?  What’s that smell?  I sold my soul to the sirens of Sesame Street […]

My mom didn’t know her biological dad right away. I think it was her teen years, but you’d have to ask her for the details. Anyway, when we were kids, we’d go visit Grandfather Warnick. That’s what we called him. We’d just go over for a few hours on a Saturday and sit around and […]

I had a weird dream that my 4 sisters, my mom, and I were all watching old slides with my step-grandfather (pap-pap) and grandmother.  We’re flipping through the slides and we get to one of people posing around a birthday cake on a table.  It’s from the early 80’s.  I don’t recognize anyone in the […]

What do single people with no friends do when they have to get an operation? How about people from out of town, either as exchange students or just long term work assignments? How do you get yourself to and from a place while you’re under anesthesia? When I had to get foot surgery, It required […]

Don’t keep your personal struggles secret.   That’s what’s making it a personal struggle.  Share it.  Expose it.  The only way to get rid of the dark is to bring in the light!  Don’t be ashamed!  Don’t assume you can handle it on your own!  The sooner you tell friends the sooner you can get […]

Never be too prideful to ask or accept help.   Don’t be ashamed to get counseling or professional help either.