Reflecting upon events from this past weekend, I realized that I had picked up an unexpected habit. When my nieces are around, I call my father “grandpa”. I don’t just say this when talking with them, I use it when talking to my mother and sister. I don’t particularly remember referring to my mom as …
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Busy busy
I haven’t had much time to myself of late. It culminated with my grandfather’s funeral on Saturday. I’m now hoping that I have time to slow down a bit again and not have something planned for every day. I had considered posting something about my grandfather but I think I will just say that I …
Old School Journalism
The Mike Wallace Interview ran from 1957 to 1960 on ABC. In the early 60’s he donated his collected material to the Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin. They have no digitized the material and put it online. This is journalism from another era. Hard questions were not only expected but answered. …
Hebes Chasma
One day I want to stand on the edge of the Hebes Chasma. The Hebes Chasma is a canyon on the equator of Mars with a mountain range running through it.
The Smell of Death
My building has a little mouse problem and by little I mean BIG. It isn’t any worse for me than some other places I’ve lived but my unit is pretty isolated from the rest of the building. In the entire time I’ve been here, I’ve seen two mice and nothing in the kitchen has ever …