Optimistic Friday
It’s a beautiful day out. I don’t want to talk about how Chickenhead was also killed night before last, or how The Engineir very thoughtfully tried to protect me from seeing her ravaged body by burying her before I woke up, or how I had to see it for myself to see if there were [...]
Battles Lost
Today, we attended my mom’s best friend’s funeral. Kat fought breast cancer for years, but ultimately lost. So many friends and family members attended the service… she was well-loved. Witnessing their pain and loss had tears spilling down my cheeks for most of the afternoon. Her parents held up remarkably well, others wept openly. One [...]
Our World
Mom tries to write down her day – 5.27M This is a file that will play in Quicktime and probably other audio players. Your browser may play it, but if it won’t, right-click and select “save as” or “download.” This is what took us so long: I don’t expect anyone will want to listen to [...]
The Daily Mom
A few months ago, I started keeping a journal called The Daily Mom. Designed mainly to be a document for keeping dates and details straight, as well as tracking progress, it’s also someplace I record more personal things – my own feelings and shortcomings, issues that arise and so forth. Also, in the last few [...]
Landing
For about a decade, I’ve struggled with an inability to focus on things I’m not interested in, and an inability to remember things associated with that subject. Ask anyone at Liquid Web, or Mike Neir, about how many stupid computer-related questions I have asked over and over again. The information does not stick, and sometimes, [...]
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Now Reading
Planned books:
- Bringing It to the Table: On Farming and Food by Wendell Berry
- The Lovely Bones by Sebold Alice
- A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
- Luka and the Fire of Life: A Novel by Salman Rushdie
- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Current books:
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The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry by Wendell Berry
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage) by Stieg Larsson
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Poachers: Stories by Tom Franklin
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Song of Ice and Fire Set: A Game of Thrones, a Clash of Kings, a Storm of Swords, a Feast for Crows, by George R. R. Martin
Recent books:
- Ill Wind by Nevada Barr
- A Superior Death (An Anna Pigeon Novel) by Nevada Barr
- Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr
- Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter. by Tom Franklin by Tom Franklin
- Safe from the Sea by Peter Geye
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