Commentary
“Warming into the teens”
I am in Wisconsin this morning, having made a 1-day detour to attend my uncle’s funeral. I will be back in Florida tomorrow where the temperature will be 80. Here? It is currently -9 degrees. But, as the weather forecaster says so cheerfully, “it will be warming into the teens.” Hard to believe that I … Continue reading
Just her luck
Jett had cataract surgery on both eyes in December. This was a major accomplishment because we have been trying to get it done for over a year, but a series of screwups and changes in plans made it far more difficult than it should have been. We were going to have it done during the … Continue reading
R.I.P. Cha-Cha
Cha-Cha was born on the streets of San Juan in August, 2000, and for the first 4 months his grasp on life was tenuous. He was in a dog pound and was probably just a few days from execution when he was rescued by SATO who flew him north to the Sterling Animal Shelter in … Continue reading
One day more
Yes, it is a song from Les Miserables and it seems appropriate. In the musical it marks the eve of the revolution, the solidification of a budding romance and the resolution of the years of conflict between Javert and Valjean. Big events and, for some, their last day on earth. For us it marks the … Continue reading
QTE post-mortem
The QTE was our first attempt at traveling long distances while I continued to work. The strategy was to travel only on weekends and for me to find a good internet connection during the week. So how did that work out for us? I think if I had to choose one adjective to describe the … Continue reading
A bombing too close to home
Like most Americans, I was shocked on Monday when two bombs shattered the festive Boston Marathon holiday. Like most Americans, I felt that it was, in some respects, a personal attack on me. Like most Americans, I cheered at the death of one bomber and the capture of the other Friday night. Like most Americans, … Continue reading
The robins are gone
A week ago the RV park was overrun with robins. But for the past four days… none at all. The “glass is half full” people will take this as a sign that the birds have seen winter coming to an end and are heading north. The rest of you – the ones who are convinced … Continue reading »