I must now dig into my rapidly dwindling savings to unearth nearly $10K for an earthquake retrofit. I did one twenty years ago but recently learned that it’s not complete or up to today’s standards. Since I don’t have quake insurance, this is crucial. Over the past few months I’ve met twice with a structural engineer, name of Scott, and last week had an appointment with him and his contractor, Mario, to figure out exactly […]
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My, How Time Gallops!
Where have the days and months gone, as this country and too many others descend into increasing violence, deceit and oppression. On the home front, life with Ember continues to be both joyful and challenging. I’m as thrilled as ever that she’s here with me, and gratified she’s getting caught up academically and socially. As I’ve said, she’s resilient and adaptable, mostly happy and always bouncy. The hardest part is dealing with homework, but the […]
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