Category Archives: Journal Entry
The Middle of it All
Covid is beginning to spike in the US. There are things I would like to say about how it is managed here in the US, and that if we had elected Bernie in 2016, and put in place an national … Continue reading
Suddenly
Suddenly having the ability to type properly again makes me want to type again. A stupid onscreen keyboard is not condusive to the creative process involved in writing. Never has it been shown more clearly to me than right now, … Continue reading
Today Was a Very Good Day
Today started out really well when I finally figured out what has been wrong with the keyboard I bought with my tablet a little over a year ago. It worked for about a month, then developed some dodgy problem that … Continue reading
Post Apocalyptic
There is nearly nothing to talk about that is greater and more important than Covid-19, and the effects it is having on us, our region, nation, and world. But talking about it brings up a lot of feelings that I … Continue reading
Coronavirus Lockdown Thoughts
This is the great cataclysm that the preppers have all been preparing for. Well, a lighter version, actually, but the world seems to have ground to a halt nonetheless, and those people who were preppers are probably not worried in … Continue reading
Religion & Politics
When I was a kid, I often heard older folks say, “two things you should never discuss are religion and politics.” Old folks new that people’s differences of opinions would lead to a social fracturing. They knew on a deeper … Continue reading
The New Hobby
Saturday morning. Coffee. I just cleaned out the wood stove, and washed the glass on the door of it with hot water and ash from the fire. Just sipping that coffee and waiting for the few charcoals I left in … Continue reading
Considerations of the Time It Is Now
It has been positively lovely having my wife’s sister with us these last three months. She has been a light in our family, and has worked and earned her keep. Now, obviously, one does not have to earn our hospitality, … Continue reading
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