Category Archives: News

I have several pieces of good things to share starting off with the translation above. The Japanese word in the title is “shirase” which I learned from a Shugo Tokumaru song. A co-worker explained its meaning and context: “good personal … Continue reading →

For the life of me, I always think their wedding was a week later. I guess I have a thing against single digit days because everybody else’s were, including ours…7/27/03, 9/12/93, 5/20/95 and 10/20/07. See the pattern? Let’s see what the … Continue reading →

What a relief to finish this somewhat arduous process of getting a new mortgage while the rates are low. But you’re thinking, hold on, you’ve been in your house for almost 12 years and didn’t you re-finance it five years … Continue reading →

Today I called the Pflugerville branch of Austin Regional Clinic (ARC) to follow up on my disability paperwork (an Apple policy when you’ve been as ill as I have). I wanted to make sure the doctor who treated me for … Continue reading →

Our friend, relative of friends and I guess you could say a client because we house/cat sit for Alaire celebrates her birthday in California, namely to be close to the three granddaughters. Alaire has always been good to us and … Continue reading →

This month is the 75th anniversary of Superman debuting. After his first appearance in Action Comics #1, this character slowly grew to be an ubiquitous presence in Western (mostly American) culture. I went with another montage based upon my favorite images: reruns … Continue reading →

So much for getting any writing done, especially since it has been an eventful week, month and year despite being sick. I thought I would have better luck after completing a series of necessary errands around Austin on Saturday. Then to … Continue reading →

It’s officially Summer and June when my Anna gets to celebrate her birthday! Since it’s the first day of a month, I’m traditionally late with her card and a little gift. I hope her dad sends me a picture with … Continue reading →

The young man is certainly more comfortable and skilled at wearing a suit than I ever was at his age. I hope it’s a habit he can maintain, helps enormously with the ladies. Meanwhile Aunt Sam and Uncle Steve rushed … Continue reading →

More and more people are living past 100, hell 110 isn’t as impossible as we thought. I can’t remember if the official record is 120 or not. My grandfather living this long wasn’t impossible. He barely got sick, he didn’t … Continue reading →

Things are a little slow on the site because we’re hanging out at my brother-in-law’s place in Agglieland (aka College Station, TX). It’s an OK place, rather similar to most college towns. Houston is the closest city but it isn’t very … Continue reading →

This memorable day was yesterday and I wanted to get it in there due to the other sad event around Chicago. Paul’s antics during the wedding certainly made the movie So, I Married an Axe Murderer forever associated with Brian’s best … Continue reading →

One semi-productive thing I have done while fighting the urge to scratch my skin off was finally read a nice instructional book on WordPress. I never gave it much thought about there being a plug-in that could convert my site … Continue reading →

If so, it only took Modern Western Science about a year to get it right. I don’t really blame nor bear any ill will toward the doctors/PAs involved. They were all trying their best based upon the clues my body … Continue reading →

Still trying to get through what has been dubbed the ‘2013 Malaise.’ I visited the doctor after two weeks of ‘nasal steroids’ but couldn’t shake the sinus headache; feels like a butter knife stabbing me in the upper left brow. … Continue reading →