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First, before I go into my Mother’s day schtick, a quick story. We were grabbing a late lunch in the kitchen after shopping when a catbird landed on the oriole feeder that hangs from the eves just outside the door from the kitchen to the deck. I realized I could sit inside the door at Continue reading Mother’s Day Tonight Road Trip! Chicago>Traverse City>and a meandering route back to the Twin Cities. tcmn>chil>tcmi>tcmn I leave you with this little ditty: backstretch Yesterday was the 147th anniversary of the murder of my great-great grandparents and their 3 year old daughter at the beginning of the Dakotah Conflict in 1863. Below is a blog post I wrote several years ago after Quinn and I made a pilgrimage to the Minnesota River Valley to look for the site of Continue reading Rose’s great escape Way back when I first discovered the internet, one of the first things I did was start playing online chess. I’d been thinking about learning the game and I figured that could most easily be accomplished online. I found a great site, Caissa.com that offered both live and “correspondence” games as we ll as all Continue reading Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory It rained yesterday, so Rebecca and I decided to head to the local multiplex and see Robin Hood. It was a fine example of the swashbuckling kind, great battle scenes. I just finished reading Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, which takes place in England about 75 years earlier, both i think did a Continue reading Cornfusing Looking out of my  office window, I saw a fox patrolling along the other side of my yard from the cemetery this morning. It was big and healthy looking with a thick coat. It stopped to check out the hole in the fence that the rabbits use and then continued up the line. That’s Continue reading Death to the bunnies We watched Che Part 1 last night with the family. It was interesting to watch it with young adults who were born after the end of the Cold War. There were lots of questions about why we were so freaked out about Communism getting a foothold in the Americas, and why we were so worried Continue reading Che What I’m thankful for: My family. My wonderful creative daughters who have fled the nest and seem to be thriving and the young men they’re in relationships with, who are also creative and decent guys. My wife who is so many great things, beautiful and tolerant to name a couple. I’m thankful that I found Continue reading Thanksgiving |
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