Howdy. Been following this off and on. (Multitasking destroys the

After everything else, the Update on the SD box was nice to see, for your sake.

Mike Hammer> I won a 'prize' for being the '10,000th' kid to enter a restaurant.

Howdy, overnightsers and early risers

Why does Real Life keep insisting on interrupting the important work of reading AoS comnents?

Sitting on the front porch of city house daughter is moving out of, checking the cell.

Peripherally I catch movement of to my left, cat-like.

"Seeing mothers lose at least 2 children as a rule...."

How can you all be idly chatting about these trivial things when there are so many more important things to be idly chatting about? Syriasly, you guys!

It's Seven. The blog is moving slowly, or else this coffee is stronger than usual.

Up, dressed warmly. coffee brewing, sunlight coming on....

I arose late to a light sprinking of snow, almost a mist, drifting down through a gray morning. Feels like January. Some brave bird sings out. The coffee machine gurgles and steams.

At the last HS reunion I attended, heard about two of my small graduating class who had killed themselves, and both were the nicest folks in a sea of us creepy teenagers.

jeannebodine, sad for you, but you had her for a long life, and that's an eternal treasure.

fish - done it, not good at it

hunt - ditto

fix a carb - understand rudiments, but have proven to be automotively incompetent

"Meeeerrryyy Christmasssss Ho-Ho-Ho !" -Santa

And a new bicycle.

A transistor radio.

Peace on earth.

My folks to not be divorced.

My life to do over...