Category Archives: Slices of my Life

As serious as a….

“Heart Attack.” I heard the doc say the dreaded words from under the morphine haze. Last Thursday morning, after work, I went to bed, and couldn’t get comfortable. Not really in pain, just a gentle pressure on my chest and … Continue reading

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Tulsa, OK

I spent some time last week with my cousin Jim in Tulsa, as I was passing through. The rare luxury of being able to spend actual time there with him meant that I got the twenty-five cent tour of the … Continue reading

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They grow so fast

Gwen got her first real bike today, for her 5th birthday. I can hardly believe it. She took right to it, though :)

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Eight.

Grandkids, that is. Good Grief. There’s no way I ever would have thought words and numbers like “eight” and “grandchildren” would ever apply to me. Tami’s due in September, and I’m happy for her and Mike. What else is there … Continue reading

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Discovery

I found a book of about 1000 black-and-white negatives that are mostly from my time in Berlin… I’m converting them to digital at a fair clip, and will be putting up special pages on the header when I complete them. … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas

As much as people might think I’m a Grinch, I like sitting quietly at home on Christmas morning watching the kiddies open their presents. It’s all really about them, anyway. Although I did get a really nice lens this morning … Continue reading

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Insanity

So it’s Black Friday, which I avoid like the plague. This morning, at about 1:30 AM, I went down to the Speedway to get a large cup of the coffee they have that I like, and while waiting for it … Continue reading

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Goodbye, Kaspar

Kaspar has been ailing- we took him to the vet emergency room the other night, and found out he most likely had a congenital heart defect. He’d become listless, and very definitely ill. Today, he went to the vet for … Continue reading

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Dell Hell.

My laptop has developed a smattering of bad pixels, so I used Dell’s online form to request a service call a couple of weeks ago. Today, I wrote Dell back, after having received a service survey about the quality of … Continue reading

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Fall is here.

I took a ride down to Brown County to clear my mind this last weekend, and shot some pictures of the foliage. I’m particularly proud of this one, a one-second exposure without a tripod, through the windshield of my van. … Continue reading

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