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A Roller Coaster Ride Featuring No Theme Park.

Last August we flew to Austin, TX, to meet our daughter (and later, our son), and drove to Corpus Christi because Chris’s dad passed. The occasion was sad and ironically happy at the same time. As much as we all … Continue reading →

In Which Life Jumps Us and Flips the Bird.

So yesterday we had plans for our trip; we organized who was going to water the inside plants and they’d review what was happening in both the front and back yards. That all screeched to a halt when we learned … Continue reading →

August — A Month in Which I Notice Things.

For one thing, the Tour de France is over, and I miss hearing Phil Leggett’s and Paul Sherwin’s voices and turn of phrase (“…and he packed his suitcase of courage…”) (“….it’s akin to bashing about the head with a rolled-up … Continue reading →

The front yard do-over has been a BFD. The daily watering as Chris installs the drip system; the weeding as unwanted plants try to get a foothold; the final plantings and keeping them all alive. It’s been a lot more … Continue reading →

Of course it’s the Tour de France that takes precedence here, and well it should. Some years I lose mileage because I skip group rides to watch the tour.  Some years I stay up way too late, watching the stage … Continue reading →

I still don’t know how to post photos here and I’m frustrated by that — not everyone who reads this is a Facebook friend, where most of my photos go (they’re also on Twitter and Tumblr, if you’re interested. I’m … Continue reading →

I’ve had bad experiences with United but nothing this bad, or consistent. Kellblog Dear United: Just when I thought you couldn’t get worse, you have managed to again perform well below expectations.  How? I now believe that you have a … Continue reading →