In 1994, Nancy and I moved to Tucson, AZ to work for Hughes Missile Systems, and we bought a house on the side of a mountain. The house wasn’t built yet, so we rented an apartment at the base of the mountain close enough so we could easily walk up to the building site to check […]
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They Are Watching, And They Aren’t Impressed.
Zork P2? (That’s his name.) decided one day that he would take his new Plasma Pulse Megacycle RT out for a spin around the galaxy to see what he could see. Zork lives on a planet called U4EA that is in a universe just on the other side of our sun. Zork had an interesting […]
News From The Perfect Weather Zone
After a few days of wet and wild weather, I have to admit that there are some occasional imperfections in the Perfect Weather Zone. Yesterday was especially wild, and last night it rained so hard it sounded like our house was under a waterfall. Also last night, the alarm from our weather warning radio went […]
The Posse Rides Again – Next Week.
Karli, our granddaughter, is not part of any posse that I know of, but I need to stick her pretty face in here and mention that her fine efforts on the basketball court yesterday were rewarded with a trip to Urgent Care and a new cast on her right arm. She will know Monday if […]
Too Much Time To Think.
It’s a very nice, quiet morning on Sausalito Trail in Sun City Vistoso, and I think there is a good chance the day will stay that way. No one will be here today to fix or install anything. If there is havoc here today, Nancy or I will be the cause of it. I suppose […]
Orange Crate Snow Plows
When I was a little kid growing up in North Dakota, we didn’t have TV or video games. We had something even better: orange crates. In those days, Larson’s Store, C&D Market, etc., got their oranges in fabulous wooden crates. They were a great source of lumber for kid projects, and many adults used them […]
Terrible Tiling Turmoil
Nancy has been exiled to her sewing room and is making doll clothes that should go to the Smithsonian but are going to granddaughters Lanie and Macie instead. Otis and I are holed up in the den watching CNN. In addition, I am giving my new knee some stretches and quadriceps exercises. Otis could do […]
We Were Tough In The Old Days!
I saw on the weather report yesterday that it was 37 below zero in Bemidji, the place we were living until this fall. If there had been anyone else in the house besides Nancy, I would have said in a boastful voice, as many of us who grew up in North Dakota years ago do […]
The Calm? Before The Next Two Weeks.
First of all, Nancy and I wish you a Very Happy and Healthy New Year. I am doing my best to enjoy the quiet and relative calm of the next couple days. The quiet and calm will be gone on Monday and will not reappear for a couple of weeks. A few weeks ago, Nancy […]