As I’m closing in on 10 years since I first learned that I most likely had MS, here’s a previous reflection about a rendezvous I had with my “mistress” on our anniversary … As we stroll down Chicago’s Christmas-decked Michigan Avenue, you squeeze my hand and remind me that this day is our second anniversary.…… Continue Reading
Catch the Digmanns in the news
Category Archives: Daily Life
Odds and ends
We were toying with the idea of posting a blog that ties up some loose ends, and inspired by the recent post on Brain Cheese, here are some of the things we’ve been meaning to tell you: Bruce didn’t play “For You.” Despite our valiant efforts from the not-so-cheap seats, Springsteen didn’t see our sign…… Continue Reading
For You: An open letter to Bruce Springsteen
Dear Bruce Springsteen, As you scan the sea of signs surrounding the stage that plead for you to play one of your vintage classics at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Nov. 13, my wife, Jennifer, and I won’t be there. Instead, we’ll be holding up our “4 U” request all the way across the…… Continue Reading
35
Well, I guess it’s time to face it. This Friday, November 6 is my 35th birthday. And yes, I am freaking out about it. I’m not exactly sure why, after all it’s just a number. But 35 is just a bigger number than I care (or are prepared) to be. Maybe it’s because this birthday…… Continue Reading
Blessings counted … even in the bathroom
It was early in the morning and I was ready to leave for work. A travel mug full of black coffee in my left hand; car keys in my right. Jennifer rolled down the hallway and asked, “Hey, Dan? Would you have time to help me go to the bathroom one more time before you…… Continue Reading
On the river without a paddle
Like it or not, it’s fall. The leaves are changing – lots have already fallen off the trees. Temperatures are dropping. The heat is on at our house. And I’m sporting sweaters way more than T-shirts. Yep, as much as I dislike it, fall is here. Which means winter is around the corner. Depressing, isn’t…… Continue Reading
I'll show you mine if you show me yours
Many thanks to everyone for your kind words of encouragement in the weeks leading up to and following my 8K at the Crim Festival of Races! After sharing my race experiences with you, one of the comments posted by fellow blogger Patrick Leer of Caregivingly Yours got me thinking. He asked, “OK so what was…… Continue Reading
A race for my record book
I told Jennifer I’d be happy if I finished the 8K at Flint’s Crim Festival of Races in under 50 minutes. That was going to average out to a 10-minute-per-mile pace. This was slower than my normal pace, but I never had run a race of this distance before. Plus, I had heard horror stories…… Continue Reading
My record streak revisited
With all the hype surrounding Brett Favre’s triumphant re-return to the NFL today, the timing seemed right to share this column I wrote for the MS Connection newsletter in 2005. The numbers may be a little dated, but the motivating message from then still pushes me today. I hope it works for you too. I…… Continue Reading
Running with MS, pt. 4
Six days ’til the Crim 8K. Here’s the fourth installment of my essay: Tonight I’ll be on that hill `cause I can’t stop I’ll be on that hill with everything I got Lives on the line where dreams are found and lost I’ll be there on time and I’ll pay the cost From “Darkness on…… Continue Reading