I’ve never been a gambling man and I have zero interest in or aptitude for mathematics, but I find myself wondering about odds. Specifically, in relation to field trips. I’ve been pondering this: Out of a class of 32, how likely is it that you’ll end up with a kid with active Covid in your hermetically sealed car? What are the chances you’ll get sick if you do? Out of a class of 32, how […]
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A Waiting Game
The earthquake retrofit is pretty much done. Here’s the footprint of my house, with the green representing already reinforced parts, and the red the newly done stuff. The back part of the basement, then and now: Up until a few days ago, my keyboard was acting up so that every keystroke lagged behind by almost a second, driving me insane. I test-typed a sentence to evaluate the situation so I could report details to Molly […]
Read moreMy, 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 […]
Read moreComfort Zones
On reading the latest about Drumpf’s recent lawsuits claiming executive privilege in investigations of the January coup attempt, I started to wonder just how much he has spent over his life on lawyers. It boggles the mind to contemplate. Even compared to another person with too much wherewithal, it must be astronomical. Imagine all that dough going someplace necessary, rather than to cover the ass of that weasel. In my dreams… I was walking at […]
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