When I was in grade school, our entire class of thirty-odd marched more or less in lockstep from grades one through six. The community in which I was raised wasn’t very transient; people stayed put, and so we got to … Continue reading →
I want to thank everyone whose good wishes and prayers have gone out to my mother in her illness. I haven’t been over there yet today, but the update on my mother is that there’s been some improvement, although there’s … Continue reading →
I don’t usually write about events in my purely personal, non-political life, but I’m going to make an exception. Towards the end of my recent visit to California, my ninety-one-year-old mother had a stroke. Even though she is ninety-one, this … Continue reading →
Two days in California. Two days away from my usual amount of frenetic news-checking and computer connection, and I’m experiencing a bit of withdrawal and culture shock, as expected. I certainly know Los Angeles–in fact, I lived here for a … Continue reading →
Now for something frivolous. It’s summer, although the weather here is back in its “Seattle in winter” mode. But I’m planning a trip to California, so yesterday I went off to get a bathing suit. It’s been a few years … Continue reading →
This spring/summer so far has been unseasonably wet. Although ordinarily we’re not troubled too much by them, the other day while I was doing some gardening one of these lovelies crossed my path: The photo doesn’t really do it justice. … Continue reading →
In yesterday’s “change” post, commenter “someone” asked what I thought of Reagan at the time of his Presidency. I had thought to go into that topic in the body of the “change” post, but it was already so long I … Continue reading →
I lived in Los Angeles for a year in the 70s, and I still have a bunch of friends and relatives there that I visit there periodically. So when I read in the NY Times about the recent spate of … Continue reading →
Here are some lesser-known facts about folks who live in New England. And by “New England,” I mean the part I know best, northern New England–that is, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine. Actually, I’m not so sure about Vermont … Continue reading →
“Coming Home”–it was the title of a 1978 movie about returning Vietnam vets, starring (of all people, adding insult to injury) Jane Fonda. I saw it and don’t remember it very well, but I thought of it when I heard … Continue reading →
I wrote the following on Memorial Day, but I thought I’d post it again today, since it seems even more appropriate for Flag Day. Flag Day is one of those lost holidays. It was easy to ignore even when I … Continue reading →
I’ve gotten to the point that going to the doctor, any doctor, is something I hate to do. I never liked it, but now I simply detest it. After all, the best that can happen is that things have stayed … Continue reading →