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Still in Mourning?
The holiday season has never been a particularly good for me. Don't get me wrong: I enjoy the holidays: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's. But, as my wife said once, I get a bit crazy around this season. And, this is the season when I...
Tuesday: Well, We Needed the Rain
We got a phone call from the Red River Valley of the North. It was a good news/bad news sort of call. First, the bad news: As of this morning, my father can no longer swallow. So, no more food or water can go in. We've had some false alarms before, b...
Tuesday: #2 Daughter and Son-in-Law-to-be and Hummingbirds
Yesterday evening my wife called a family meeting, and outlined what she wants us to do for the rest of this month, through #2 daughter's wedding in early September. She went into some detail, including two task lists: one for the morning, another wh...
Thursday: Back Online, Finally
I had a one day, 21 hour, and about five minute, 'vacation' from the Internet. Not by choice. Tuesday afternoon, about ten minutes after four, I was writing a post for another blog. A little after that, I noticed that I couldn't get a web page to loa...
Monday: New Schedule and 4 1/2 Hours Without Internet or Phote
Following up on a counseling session this morning, I sketched out the tasks I have set for myself - and started putting them into a weekly schedule. And, found out why I feel so frazzled sometimes. I've been over-reaching a bit. So, starting today, I...
Dishwasher Trouble, and Remembering the Good Old Days
I thought the dishwasher didn't sound right, last night. This morning, I was sure of it. Yesterday evening, when I checked on the washer, it looked like I'd made a mistake, and not put the detergent pack in. The door where it goes was open, and the d...
Sunday Night: Videophone Call and Productive Coughs
My son and I forgot to compare heights today: I'll try to catch him before he leaves for school tomorrow. After a four-day quarter break, school starts again tomorrow. And we've been getting ready for next year, when my son starts home schooling. He ...
Minnesota Winter, and the Furnace is Fixed!
Sometime between 5 and 6 this afternoon, the furnace started generating heat: after about seven and a half days of being on the fritz. Right now, it's a delightful 75 degrees at the keyboard. We don't normally keep it so warm, this time of year, but ...
Minnesota Winter and No Furnace: Day Eight, Second Entry
It's four in the afternoon, and about a half hour ago a technician started work on the furnace. The part had arrived. And, since then, so have some others that were needed. I like to think that, before the day is over, we'll have warm air coming thro...
Minnesota Winter and No Furnace: Day Six
The sky and ground are the same glowing gray as more snow sifts onto an already-lush, pallid, blanket. Headlights of cars pass like sparks in this quiet mid-afternoon. Quiet, but not silent. In each inhabited room of my house, electric heaters whoosh...
Minnesota Winter and No Furnace: Day Four
The furnace still isn't fixed, but the kitchen got up to 66 degrees today. Of course, it was a lot warmer: up to the mid-twenties around noon, and only down to roughly zero now. There was a bit of excitement yesterday, when the part needed for the fu...
