"The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter." —Mark Twain
What’s going on in my life
I was hoping something would happen to shift the media’s attention away from Imus. Another Britney meltdown, a runaway bride, something like that. But nothing like the horrific shootings at Virginia Tech. In the wake of the Columbine High School shootings, it became more difficult for kids to be different, at least in dark ways. […]
Could there possibly be a scrap of flesh left on Imus’ bones? Apparently so, because the media’s still munching on ’em. If the British press, with its fixation on the Royals, weren’t even worse than ours, I’d be embarrassed to be an American. Shame on every newsperson and news outlet that gave the story more […]
Yeah, yeah, more dearth. My dad is gravely ill and I’ve been visiting him in Missouri. I’ll start posting entries again soon, I promise. I might even blog about my dad, if he doesn’t mind.
This week saw two family milestones: our son Gregory Charles Isaac, born March 10, 1966, turned 41; our daughter Polly Catherine Marie, born March 16, 1975, turned 32. Happy birthday, kids, and congratulations!
Saturday, 7:20 am: the bikes are loaded in the back of the truck and we’re ready to head out for a morning ride (no, we don’t just ride in the truck – we drive to an agreed-upon meeting place, and then we ride the bikes). Here’s a photo from an earlier ride: Now doesn’t that make […]
My friends Darrell and Mary Anne took me on a garden train tour yesterday, an organized event where train nuts in and around Tucson put their outdoor G Gauge (G for garden, I guess) railroad setups on display. I visited three different homes; there were at least eight on the tour but I didn’t have time to […]
Because. Just because. I meant to post this photo back in December, right after we visited my kid sister Cecelia in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She designs and paints tiles, and we hope to commission her to make a couple of tiles for us (you thought only rich people commissioned art!): Last weekend we dropped in […]
Is it time for a bad vein update? I suppose it is. The surgeries are complete and barring new vascular problems I should be fine. All told, I had three surgeries in three months: separate endovenous laser procedures on veins in my right and left thighs, and another operation to clamp off perforated ladder veins […]