Monthly Archives: August 2008

My father-in-law died this morning in a hospital in Wisconsin. Of pneumonia and the frailty of old age. He was 87 years old and everyone called him Bakka. He had Alzheimer’s, though he still knew who he was and mostly … Continue reading →

Yeah, I’m busy. So you get more words from my daughter. She’s more interesting than I am right now anyway. She’s an animal lover. She especially loves penguins. She made me watch that movie “March of the Penguins.” Twice. If … Continue reading →

When is a king really a knight? When he’s a penguin, of course. Yes, a king penguin has been granted knighthood. By those notoriously funny Norwegian Royal Guardsmen. From an article in Edinburg’s Festivals Guide: Nils Olav, a king penguin … Continue reading →

Okay, I’ll admit it: I worry. Having a daughter studying abroad in Argentina has done nothing to make me worry less. You could even say it has made it somewhat worse. Okay fine, the usual worry has combined with my … Continue reading →

I cut myself yesterday. Not badly. No arterial geysers. No need to re-attach severed flesh. Just enough to bleed a bit. So I did what most people do. I stuck the bloody mess in my mouth until I could track … Continue reading →