March 16, 2008
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The estimate of Mom’s remaining time turned out to be overly optimistic. She died peacefully today around 2pm her time. Between the cancer and pneumonia, she just had no more strength left to fight on. Mom was a Christian and … Continue reading
March 11, 2008
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My mother started smoking when she was 14 or so, because “the movies made it look so glamorous.” Or so she told us in later years. While she tried to quit, and did quit, several times over the years, she … Continue reading
November 28, 2007
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I know, I know. I haven’t posted for way too long. An eternity in cyberspace years. Life intervenes, sometimes. A couple weeks ago, I met one of my cousins for the very first time. See, my dad was very boy-centric, … Continue reading
October 8, 2007
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It’s been brought home to me, over the past few weeks, that (like most people, I think) I expect at least a few things in my life to stay the same. One of the things I expected not to change … Continue reading
August 17, 2007
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I haven’t been writing much lately. One of our cats, Calypso, is very ill and my mind has been occupied with that. There isn’t much we can do for her other than make her comfortable and assure her that we … Continue reading
July 4, 2007
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My final two years in high school, we lived in a little armpit town called Beatrice (“Bee-ATT-riss”) Nebraska. My dad had been teaching at Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa, and its president Millard “Doc Bob” Roberts was hoping to expand … Continue reading
May 6, 2007
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I loved the movie “Smoke Signals” and always planned to read the book it was based on, which is The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie. I finally got a copy from the public library and … Continue reading
May 5, 2007
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It’s a glorious day out there today. I had trouble sleeping last night, so I woke up late, but felt good when I did wake up. The cats were snuggled around me and the baby house finches were cheeping in … Continue reading
April 20, 2007
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It’s taken me a long time to put this down coherently, but reading in the paper how the other kids picked on the Virginia killer finally gave me the push I needed. You see, for several years in grade school, … Continue reading
April 8, 2007
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When the kids were little, we did not, as a general rule, allow candy in the house. For one thing, I didn’t want them to end up with lots of cavities like I did. And for another, F’zer and I … Continue reading
