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April, come she will . . . .

Posted on April 5, 2026

“April, come she will . . . .” A few photos from recent things going on. A week from now, though, I’ll be in Stockholm, Sweden, meeting up with my friend Kurt as we head south to Copenhagen to attend a concert being performed by Paul Simon. I’ve always enjoyed his music and am very much looking forward to this show. I just finished listening to the audio book that Malcolm Gladwell did called, “Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon.” Some of my earliest childhood memories are hearing Simon and Garfunkel being played on the radio in the house I grew up in, too. Paul Simon is such an amazing and dynamic creator and artist. Plus meatballs in Sweden. And whatever else happens…

Late March: daylight hours

Posted on March 27, 2026

We’ve had some things going on around here lately: Jonah dislocated both knee caps, Pinecone and Acorn are aging and it is noticeable, and a plethora of combination locks! Yeah, Jonah dislocated both knee caps while running around the ballpark a few backs and this week an MRI was done to see the damage. I thought this rug was interesting (are magnets really still shaped that way?). As Nora gets busier with her teen life, I’ve been helping these fellas as their DoorDasher lately. They are our pandemic pets, Pinecone (left) and Acorn (right) and, well, guinea pigs live from six to eight years. We’re six years in and they are funny ones. They recognize our footsteps or when the fridge door opens and…

Verifone & Screentime

Posted on March 23, 2026

Our device that we use to take payment for the posters we print died during Review Week, which made for some interesting days. And March Madness is *a thing* in our house. Hence the screen time set up. Brackets were filled out, and many buzzer beaters were witnessed. Fun was / is being had! The underbelly of the beast. Screens, screens and more screens. Plus guinea pigs and a couple of toes.

Past times

Posted on January 25, 2026

It has been awhile since I have posted, so I’m going to try to put a few things up over the next few days. Here goes: Cleven (on the right) had a retirement party so we snapped this one of myself, Cleven and Tom. I met Tom through Cleven as Cleven got me connected to my one running group known as the “Noon Group.” The group used to run at noon, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The group still meets up on Saturdays now as most of the fine folks are retired. They lead the way and I look ahead with curiosity. Good luck to Cleven! After Christmas we went up to Seattle and took my brother to IKEA to get a new chair.…

Surgical support, trail running and a birthday

Posted on October 13, 2025

My brother had to have a detached retina put back in place and to be honest, I admire his grit through this one. I learned more about eyes than I knew and learned more about my brother than I knew too. This required some trips up to Seattle to see him through and I managed to get in a few trail runs in the Issaquah Alps trails system, a set of trails just east of Seattle in the Cascade Mountain foothills. Plus running with my regular “Noon Group,” along with the recent trail race, the Rainbow Ridge 20k. My brother, pre-surgery under a wonderful warm air-filled blanket. Cozy and comfy is part of the prep! Tiger Mountain is part of the Issaquah Alps and…