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Ill And Rest
Blogging light for some days. The young miss has tested positive for the virus, but I’m the one who has gotten more ill. After our tests yesterday, my supposed negative went into a bad case of the flu. Supposedly. I … Continue reading
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My Life With Saint Nicholas
My sister posted this on social media this weekend. It was a handful of years before we three were baptized, but I suppose it’s our first verified encounter with a saint. My sister wished for a family reunion at Christmas, … Continue reading
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One Down, One More To Go
For me, it’s usually a winter activity. But summer sunlight was helpful to solve the subtleties in the dark shades at the top. As you can see in the shine, all the pieces were the same pattern and many very … Continue reading
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Remembering
I got word from my sister that mom’s memorial service will be in June. The years, the geographical distance, and the circumstances make it all seem a bit unreal at some moments. I think we’ll be driving–a far more manageable … Continue reading
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Of 25
Breaking from my tendency to eschew public revelation about my family, I will say that a twenty-fifth wedding anniversary gives me cause for reflection. It was on my parents’ that my two younger siblings and I were baptized in 1970. … Continue reading
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Paper Everywhere
What is this? The young miss spent most of the morning unpacking the kitchen boxes. Her ability to help with the heavy work of carrying boxes upstairs is impaired by her heart condition. But most of the remnants imaged left … Continue reading
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Quarantine Day 5
Maybe I don’t want to admit I’m a homebody. I like sleeping in my own bed, even if it’s a makeshift thing until the mattress and box springs arrive via van next week. I like fixing my own food, especially … Continue reading
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The Arm Of Light Blogging
Is it the virus? Reaction to my flu shot? This has been a bruising few days, but the van is largely packed. How I miss one aspect of my life as a single man fresh out of grad school: most … Continue reading
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Boxes
The word is out on another outlet of social medium, so I may as well report it here. Pieces of my home are getting boxed up, as you see. Once my family and I find a place to live, I’ll … Continue reading
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Real Versus Virtual
The family and I enjoyed a nice day trip to Mount Rainier today. We didn’t get home too late, and I was hoping to download some of my images to share here and on another social media platform. It’s really … Continue reading
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Years On, 5, 12, 32, 48
My wife reminded me that five years ago today, we left Iowa in the rear-view for the Pacific Northwest. What a five years it has been. Looking back on the closest thing I have to a diary, the personal posts … Continue reading
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It’s A Puzzle
It’s not just a pandemic thing. Every so often, I renew a hobby from my childhood. A Christmas gift from the young miss was finally tackled in Lent. Gambit was of no help. He loves the puzzle cloth when spread … Continue reading
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It Was … The Soap!
A most minor covid-19 casualty: the skin on my hands. Spots, pink patches, mild itchiness. They can’t say I’m not washing. My fingerprint recognition doesn’t work on my phone these days. They changed out the soap at the parish two … Continue reading
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Furlowed In Exile
The young miss was told her work establishment is shutting down for the next two weeks. Her mom is on the last legs of a bronchitis spell, so we will see who has more cabin fever when I get home … Continue reading
Catholic Sensibility 
Help, Helpful And Not
A day off for the first time in a few weeks. The frenetic pace of Advent/Christmas in a new parish, trying to get up to speed on all sorts of things, has slackened somewhat. My wife had an agenda list … Continue reading →