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25-Jun-2008

On My Mind Now If I were to try to try and describe the contents of my brain, I think the simile I’d use would be that it’s like the tornado in The Wizard of Oz, with a swirling mass of items rotating around in it — a messy mass. But that tornado does move the plot along rather...
25-Jun-2008

My Sister Is Beautiful She’s not as public a person as me, but she is so awesome and so beautiful and I’m very happy for her and proud of her. Here’s a photo of my little sister and her husband on their wedding day.
29-May-2008

Commute So I talked to my Mom and she’s having a rough go of it right now. Hard to hear that someone you love is in pain. Her spirits were high though, and I love her very much. She’s looking forward to her and my Dad’s 40th Wedding Anniversary June 15th. Miss her a lot. Sometimes...
20-May-2008

Houseguests! The houseguests have arrived! We’ll have my brother-in-law, his wife and their four (or is it five) year old son with us. Things will be different. I have always loved living in housefuls of family or de facto family. It feels like the most natural state of affairs. I wonder if that’s what a tribe...
28-Apr-2008

Back from D.C. Great trip. My sister is married! So happy for her and Daniel. Here’s right as they were officially pronounced. Beautiful ceremony, great reception, much dancing. Back home now, and taking the day off to recover.
22-Nov-2007

Happy Thanksgiving I could not possibly say it any better than Sassy did in his post: Turkey Time at Vista Seeker: I am a big Thanksgiving fan. It’s a holiday with the sole purpose of getting together, eating, drinking, and being merry. There’s no religious overtones, no consumerism-tainted gift-guilting, and it’s a one-day thing – no endless...
04-Nov-2003

Where do I get my drawing from? My mom sent this to me and my sister today: …about which she writes: [Your grandfather] was always drawing this dog. He drew them on everything, he even made little boxes with pictures of dogs. Love you both, Mom This morning I went and looked at the Church where I was baptized. I live within...

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03-Sep-2002

Reader Feedback; What’s Up Response to my would-be personal ad has been great, and critical. My Mom says I should be careful what I wish for. She also points out that Jennifer may meet the criteria I set as well. It’s interesting, last Friday I was talking with my Uncle and said that I thought Jenny and I would...
14-Jul-2002

Everything Has Changed. Topsy Turvydom. Turnarounds in every aspect of my life are occurring. For the better. For the worst. For a change. I feel very much like a cork on the surface of a turbulent sea. Hurled from place to place, bounced and flipped by the sea. But alive, and surviving. I am now on a leave of absence...
07-Jul-2002

Dial-up in the morning On Friday, my parents came into town. I’ve been terrifically busy since then. Yesterday we did family racquetball, and then down to Pacific Beach, and then to a Baseball game of my 10 year old cousin Michael. After that we went to Mexican food at Marieta’s in Santee. A very busy day, and I got...