by Ken | Jun 16, 2008 | Everyday Life, Politics, Economy, Science
I ran to the living room a moment ago to share my elation with my wife that the number of discovered extrasolar planets has broken the 300 mark. My wife noted a discovery of my abdominal midriff when I raised my arms, and sharing additional astronomical facts with her...
by Ken | Apr 23, 2008 | Everyday Life, Family & Personal
For my birthday, Mer and I finally went to the restaurant around the corner called the Dove. (It had changed hands twice since we moved here 10 years ago, originally “Pony Post” then the “Golf Club” with some periods of vacancy between.) A...
by Ken | Apr 6, 2008 | Everyday Life
In the last month, we established a relationship with an Amish family in Little Valley, down the road from the farm. I asked Noah what to do if I couldn’t make it a particular week, and he said, “Send me a letter.” So now we have fresh milk and a...
by Ken | Jan 18, 2008 | Everyday Life
The paperwork all got sent out for “Serenity” (my truck) to be transferred to the Kidney Foundation. They could arrange for pickup at any time. Earlier in the week, I emptied it out … the glove box, the back … oops! I forgot behind the...
by Ken | Jan 15, 2008 | Everyday Life, Family & Personal
Things could have been much worse. Mer was walking the dog and as a door on the next building opened, a Dalmatian jumped out, grabbed Lady Bug, our Shih Tzu, by the back and yanked her so hard to break the leash and shook her briefly. Letting go and being pulled...
by Ken | Jan 13, 2008 | Everyday Life, Politics, Economy, Science
I played around with it, added “brainwashing” and “Tai Cheese” and decided to become an editor. Now I’m going through other people’s entries and came across this one: 43. Bill Clinton: favorite The meat in a Bush Sr. Bush Jr....
