Our Too-Close-to-Home Tornado

is it just me or... are things getting spicier around here?

I live with an acute awareness of the fragility of life.

A day can feel ordinary and mundane in one moment. You could be pouring your second cup of coffee, responding to your hundredth email, or changing another stinky diaper. And, suddenly, everything can change.

Professionals probably have some sort of diagnosis for this sort of thing; this acute awar…