Just got back from a couple weeks in Alaska, with three days in Seattle added for good measure. I love Alaska. It’s beautiful, it’s low(er) stress than most of the lower 48, it’s got superb fishing and hunting, and folks are darn friendly.My oldest daughter and her husband (who’s military) and their two kids (my… Continue reading North and South
This past year, I’ve had three grandchildren born — one in July, one in December, and one in October. They are far enough apart in age that they are at different developmental states, and it’s really fun to watch them interact and grow/develop. I recall watching my kids grow up and I loved being able… Continue reading One Step
Psalm 65 & 66 (parts thereof): God will be praised when all who owe him vows (that’s ‘all of us, deep down trying to live a sinless life; we all fail at that) come to Him and repent with remorse. NIV says (65:3): “When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions.” How God… Continue reading He Has Not Rejected Me
Shaky situation So thusly I say (thee unto thou) that I don’t have much of a tremor, and even that is only an active tremor, usually when whatever arm muscles are tired from exertion. I also have a slight dyskinesia — well, it’s enough that it affects how I work, specifically my hands. I click… Continue reading Mousing Around
I love birthdays, not because of the attention and praise that it brings, but maybe because it feels like a fresh start, like a clean whiteboard where all the black and red and blue and green marks have been erased, promising new tasks, new projects, new lists, and maybe new adventures. May is the birthday… Continue reading On Birthdays
In between blog posts, a day or two or three goes by and I find myself thinking of all kinds of things to write about … and when I go and sit down to write it, it’s gone. What happened to the facts that were in my mental cache? I think, though, that as I… Continue reading What Happens
So call me a “your grass is greener” kind of guy, that’s fine. Truth is, I’ve always liked the Dodgers except when they were playing (my favorite) the Braves. But that was more back when Hank Aaron was playing. Hank was The Man. Kansas City has rated highly with me, too. I grew up just… Continue reading Artful Dodgers
There comes a time when you have to face the inevitable. It’s not always grand and it’s not always glorious. I have found the need in the past, oh, six months, to occasionally need a walker to be able to get places. Sometimes the walker is useful for lifting my lower back from my hips… Continue reading The Walker
… in Dogpatch, USA, where typical folks do typical things in a typical way.” — from Lil’ Abner, the musical, or an approximation thereof … West Monona (Iowa) high school, freshman year (’75). Actually, I’m not in Dogpatch, and it’s anything but a typical day. Oh yeah, sure, some things were typical. I make a… Continue reading It’s a Typical Day in …
Well then stay out of those places! It’s amazing to me that something can be steady and consistent over the years, and then something changes in our checklist of abilities or behavior — even if we’ve seen it coming for a long time, like gradual changes in our ability to keep balance, our sense of… Continue reading Doctor, my head hurts in three places!