August 30, 2010 – 12:44 pm
The last few days I have been doing quite a bit of soul-searching. Lately I’ve been in conflict with too many people and it’s really got me down. I’ve been upset with all four guys that have been living at our house. One got himself into a serious legal entanglement because he stole a lot [...]
August 26, 2010 – 2:26 pm
A couple weeks ago Kevin and I went to Big Woods State Park to go hiking. On the way I spotted a dead Canadian Goose on the highway. I had Kevin turn around so I could pick it up to give to Carlyle to use the feathers for art projects. Carlyle is Lakota from Cheyenne [...]
August 25, 2010 – 8:07 pm
Last week we (the royal we – Kevin) was working on trimming the grass around the edges of the sidewalk on the boulevard. We live on a corner so we’ve got quite a bit of sidewalk. I was cutting the grow low sumac that was growing into the sidewalk on the other side. As we [...]
August 12, 2010 – 1:39 pm
I was checking weather.com to see how hot it was supposed to get today (93). Suspecting it was going to be hot I went for a walk early in the Greenway this morning. I wore my flip flops instead of walking shoes. The dew was heavy on the grass and it was sparkling in the [...]
August 12, 2010 – 8:15 am
Last night was too hot for cooking so we went to Lunds and bought sushi. We’ve beeen buying sushi from Lunds for years. They have decent sushi. But this plate of sushi was so delicious — it was the best ever. I’m already thinking about having sushi again tonight. The green seaweed salad in the [...]
August 10, 2010 – 5:35 pm
Kevin has revived his blog. And I must say he’s gotten good at graphics and letttering. If you’d like insights into Kevin’s mind, check out his blog at the left.
I bought a new camera after I accidentally smashed mine in a car door and bent it. It still works sporadically but the electronics are going [...]
August 10, 2010 – 5:27 pm
Last year we joined the Minnesota State Parks Hiking Club. For $15.00 I got a book of all the state parks and a nifty fanny pack. Every 25 miles of hiking we earn a patch. Fifty miles doesn’t sound like much, but we can only earn mileage at each state park once, and we can [...]
August 10, 2010 – 10:48 am
Our house got hit by gunfire twice this summer. The first photo is a bullet hole in the frame of the window right where I sleep. The next photo is a shotgun blast to our garage. That shot went through the backyard and broke our kitchen window. This damage to our house is just a [...]
After a rough, rough few months, I’ve decided I need to start posting again. For anyone that has read my blog, it’s obvious we live a rather dramatic life. Well, the last few months have been even more dramatic than last year. So dramatic I couldn’t write about it. Too much trauma. Too much pain. [...]
January 29, 2010 – 5:49 pm
I grew up in the 1970s when the Women’s Liberation movement was in it’s infancy and was fighting for legitimate issues. That was the time when women were demanding equal pay for equal work and demanding access to careers typically dominated by men. I worked with women who had been forced to quit their jobs [...]
December 23, 2009 – 8:40 am
I’ve had this goal for quite some time and I’ve told everyone that we are going to celebrate when I can make it an entire week without having to go to the hospital, jail, court, detox, or have the police come to our door.
Scratch today off the list. We woke up to Ken sleeping [...]
December 22, 2009 – 1:05 pm
Ken came over today. A couple weeks ago he bought six Cornish game hens and stuffing for all of us for Christmas dinner. Today I told him Carl got a three-day pass from treatment and is coming to spend Christmas with us. The first thing Ken says is “But we only have [...]
October 15, 2009 – 7:50 am
Hmmmm. . . . I guess the federal government is broke. Broke since April. And despite historic bailouts and “stimulus” spending our economy is stagnant. The cost of living is going up but the income for the people dependent on Social Security isn’t going up. It sure seems like the social security recipients are going [...]
October 12, 2009 – 8:22 pm
Last month a friend of mine spent one day in Hennepin County Medical Center. He is a chronic alcoholic and he goes to the emergency room about once a week, sometimes more often. He is on Medicare, government insurance. He uses the government hospital — HCMC. Here is his bill for one day in the [...]
September 30, 2009 – 8:37 am
Yesterday was a tough day. I was feeling royally sorry for myself. You know the story — I do so much for other people and they don’t appreciate me. They don’t respect me. They are CONSTANTLY asking, “Can I have X, Can I have Y, Can you do Z.” And it seems none of them [...]
September 29, 2009 – 4:45 pm
I am feeling hateful, hateful. My little ipod was stolen. I’ve had it with thieves. Last week I found out my neighbor stole $205 dollars using my checking account to pay for his Verizon phone. I discovered that when I got an overdraft on my checking account. And how did he get access to my [...]
September 29, 2009 – 7:58 am
A Monday night birthday bash to celebrate Matt, Lisa and Duane’s birthdays. We couldn’t have done it without Bill who procured the bonfire, the frybread, and the potato salad. Thanks to North House Church for the gifts, the pinata, and the snacks. Thanks to Curt for the pop, the firewood, and the JointCare for Andy [...]
September 26, 2009 – 11:41 am
For weeks I’ve been floundering, not accomplishing much. I’m stuck and I’m not sure how to get out of this unproductive situation. I’m avoiding the most important task I need to finish — the narrative for the 501c3 application for Minneapolis Swims. I’ve got a plethora of excuses for why I’m not doing it. I [...]
For quite some time I’ve been trying to find some scorching hot hot pepper paste. I’ve found some moderately hot pastes but they all have vinegar in them. I wanted to find some that was really hot, but not vinegary. Several years ago I had some friends from Israel and I remember [...]
Recently the American Library Association cancelled a panel, “Perspectives on Islam: Beyond the Stereotyping,” at the behest of CAIR and CAIR sympathizers. These organizations objected to the participation of Robert Spencer who has studied Islamic doctrine for close to 30 years and quotes directly from traditional Islamic sources in his efforts to [...]
