Category Archives: General Musings

This post is long overdue, but this May/June, we were visited by Jendrik Leviticus and Eddie James from the Marshall Islands.  Jendrik is Maritha’s grandfather, and Eddie is her biological father, and they came for 16 days to attend her … Continue reading →

I was shot at once.  I was standing on a river island in New Mexico, and I could hear the reports from some bushes on the bank, and then the bullets zipping past me.  I quickly hid. I have a … Continue reading →

Sometimes I entertain fair-minded notions about poor smokers.  The unfortunate victims are being hemmed out from every side, persecuted like Salem witches.  On my campus, this has forced smokers to hide part-way down my trail, below prying eyes from the … Continue reading →

Here is where I reveal just how un-hip I really am.  Big surprise, but I went to the gym today for the first time. I suppose “first” is a little extreme.  I used the “gym” when I was in college … Continue reading →

Late August and early September have be absolutely spectacular here.  This is good because the rest of the summer was miserable – cool, wet, and climate changed. To celebrate, Maia, our friend Andy, and I biked down to Moose Lake … Continue reading →

I’m talking about my children, of course. Last Saturday night Sherry and I were awakened about about 4:00 a.m. by our sobbing 19-year-old.  Recently returned from a year in college in Mexico, she’s back living at home. Anyway, she collapsed on … Continue reading →

I’ve been a negligent blogger, and for that I’m sorry.   The long and short if it is as follows.  Kylie returned from Mexico May 10 in good health.  Her original itinerary was for May 20.  She is working bussing tables … Continue reading →

I’m mostly impressed by my sensitivity to the pork industry.  I’ve made the complete conversion to the H1N1 moniker. Regarding daughter x, though, who has been re-enacting the whole Romero cannon and its sequels with her friend cuacho at an … Continue reading →