by svsauthor | Dec 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
If there is a sweet spot in life when parents no longer need to watch over their kids and kids need not worry about their parents, my window with Clare has been too small. Other than help with tuition, my daughter has been on her own since she left for college in...
by svsauthor | Dec 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
I no longer watch Green Bay Packer games. The stress exceeds the fun. It’s a character flaw I developed growing up in Green Bay, and the only solution I’ve come up with is to not watch at all. There are times, however, when I have no choice but to watch, and it...
by svsauthor | Nov 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
Once again the task of finding a book publisher is underway. I am nowhere close to having a finished manuscript, but since my last search took more than a year, I need to get started. My previous book took sixty-seven queries before Purdue University Press accepted...
by svsauthor | Nov 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Manyu was not out of town for more than a day when I tried to pick up a young woman outside the supermarket. She was standing alongside a grocery cart full of food when I went into the store, and she was still standing there when I came out. After I loaded my own...
by svsauthor | Nov 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
Is it better to clean the gutters while Manyu is gone so I am not constantly reminded to be careful, or should I do it while she is home so there is someone to call 911 if I fall off the ladder? It’s a good question, but it’s also a moot one. This year about half of...
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