Category Archives: Journal Entry
A Tuesday in Paradise
Up in the morning, coffee in hand, and a fire going in the wood stove, like I do every morning. The quiet of morning is broken by the arrival of the children on the scene, the cat’s meowing at them, … Continue reading
Joan Fackrell Hansen’s Funeral
At this time of a significant funeral in my life, I am thankful for family. Family are those people who act a lot like me, and are forced in my face at times like this, when we all have to … Continue reading
Joan Hansen, 1934 – 2020
Grandma Joan passed away around 1PM today apparently due to her body rejecting her insulin. I know old people sometimes get to be a real pain in the ass, and grandma, with her high expectations and constant sense of disappointment, … Continue reading
2019 In Review–The Cheery Version
2019 has been a pretty good year over-all. Where required, I have been trying to keep sane, and where not required, I have tried to let the craziness go on its way. We have got quite a few tools that … Continue reading
All Hallow’s Eve
You should know it’s the time of year, when witches and ghosts appear. If you look very carefully, there’s a goblin behind that tree. Well I must say, don’t you run away, because it might be me. It might be … Continue reading
Leaving Amish Paradise
Today I watched a program on YouTube about two families leaving the Amish to go to a Born Again Church that is working in their area to gain members from the Amish. The link to the video is here: Several … Continue reading
Recent Thoughts On The Living
I am getting old enough that I am feeling it. Spring has come, and the work along with it, and I am feeling it every day. But we are getting lots done, and are looking forward to a good year … Continue reading
Anti-Social Media
For the last six months, I have not been active on Social Media. For me, that means Facebook, in particular. Friends there may not have noticed, which is to be expected among all of the noise on it, and not … Continue reading
Webhosting
$197.40 Paid today, good till March 17, 2020.
The Flaming Yammy
I was there that Saturday night when it flashed in and out of existence, one of hundreds of thousands of events that takes place in some American diner on a Saturday night, after most of the older people have gone … Continue reading