Mar 13
A large package arrived from my sister. Julian hoped it was more Junior’s cheesecake, as Terry knows how much he likes it. Usually QVC sends that directly to us. In addition, the package was way too big for even Junior’s largest confection. After digging through about a month’s worth of upstate New York newspapers, this …
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Jan 30
My mother died on January 28 at age 88. She collapsed at the nursing home where she lived. She was revived and taken to a nearby hospital. She had low blood pressure that couldn’t be stabilized, kidney failure, possible pneumonia, and extensive blood clots in her legs. The prognosis was grim, so my sister had …
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Nov 15
The Seattle area has a relatively high percentage of people who wear masks. Unfortunately, many folks who drop masks don’t pick them up. On my short bike ride yesterday, I noticed at least two discarded masks along the trail. In the words of the 1960s ad campaign, please don’t be a litterbug. Pick up your …
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Nov 01
Halloween is rapidly followed by All Saints’ Day and Day of the Dead. While these days commemorate those who have gone before, I think we need to honor the living who are enduring much in these times. The “essential workers”: Police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, grocery workers, retail pharmacists, farmers, farm workers, and food …
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Mar 23
Just because I’m an introvert doesn’t mean I’m a hermit. This work from home self-isolation stuff, while necessary to flatten the curve of new COVID-19 cases, is miserable. The idea of virtual happy hours has arisen to fill the void. The concept has become so popular that The New York Times published an article on …
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Jun 15
I’m Back East in my hometown, not for vacation. My mother fell last month and landed in the hospital. She didn’t break anything, but she had ceased taking her medications. She was in rehab for a couple of weeks. She will now be in assisted living, if not skilled nursing, for the duration. I flew …
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Jun 01
Paris has the Eiffel Tower. Seattle has the Space Needle. Bothell has the Country Village Chicken – or rather, used to have the Country Village Chicken. As you may recall from this post last year, Country Village was a funky little collection of shops north of downtown Bothell. The owners sold the property to a …
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Mar 29
The first leg of our trip to the desert Southwest was at the Valley of Fire State Park, about an hour northeast of Las Vegas. The terrain is spectacular – a mix of red and white sandstone, sometimes layered. In addition, Valley of Fire contains several sites of petroglyphs, which are drawings by ancient residents …
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Dec 13
Tuesday night there was a mass shooting at the Christmas Market in Strasbourg. By Thursday morning, there was no mention of it on the CNN, Washington Post, or New York Times websites. I guess they’re waiting on the next shooting/bombing.
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Dec 13
My friends in the Cult of Cute Shoes have been waiting for this all year. The only animated items in this window are the assorted monsters. Since I belong to the Cult of Shoes that fit, my purchase this year was two round-neck cashmere sweaters: One coral (the color of the year, according to Pantone), …
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