In the time of coronavirus: Seattle, 8/1/20

by | Aug 1, 2020 | Uncategorized

The last few days since I got out of the hospital have been quite good and happy in our little household, certainly trending in the right direction. For one thing, to make a long story short, Jenny managed to extricate herself from a regrettable work situation that...

In the time of coronavirus: Seattle, 7/27/20

by | Jul 28, 2020 | Uncategorized

Last Thursday I had to have a routine colonoscopy. Well, I didn’t have to have one, but I had one, because everybody over fifty should. I was even a relatively good sport about it; just ask my wife. Mind you, it’s not like I’m delighted, or even comfortable, sharing...

In the time of coronavirus: Seattle, 7/21/20

by | Jul 22, 2020 | Uncategorized

“The thing about Hong Kong, and of course that’s my favorite city,” Edith told me on the phone yesterday, “is that the police threw everything at the demonstrations there. So it was being used by China as a test case, for when there are demonstrations in some random...

In the time of coronavirus: Seattle, 7/18/20

by | Jul 18, 2020 | Uncategorized

Yesterday evening, on our daily walk, Jenny and I were aurally assaulted by a motorcyclist revving his (surely his) engine repeatedly and very loudly, on purpose, just because he’s a jerk. We were six or eight blocks from home, and from where we were we had a clear...

In the time of coronavirus: Seattle, 7/12/20

by | Jul 13, 2020 | Uncategorized

Last summer my parents were hoping that my brother and I and our wives would join them for a week or so somewhere in Mexico, to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. Why Mexico? Well, it’s interesting, my dad and brother enjoy speaking Spanish, my parents are...