by svsauthor | Jul 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
Logically I understand that flood waters near the mouth of the La Crosse River take three or four days after a big storm to crest. The largest part of the La Crosse River watershed is miles upstream of the mouth, and it takes several days for the runoff from that...
by svsauthor | Jul 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
Each morning, usually about two hours in, my writing slows to the point where I feel the need to step away from the writing table. In the summer, I usually walk into my backyard to check out the gardens. I do not go there to water or pull weeds. I just go there to...
by svsauthor | Jun 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Two weeks ago Manyu and I spent three days at the Mayo Clinic. The purpose of our trip was to put Manyu through a battery of tests to figure out why she has double vision. As it turned out, I was the one more in need of medical attention. After Manyu’s second medical...
by svsauthor | Jun 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Charlie, a neighbor who I’d been visiting in a nursing home for the past four years, died last week. He is not the first friend of mine to have died, but he is the first friend to have died simply because he was old. His death, or more specifically his funeral, gave...
by svsauthor | Jun 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
Last week Manyu and I bought a new car. I dislike car shopping, but our old Subaru Outback had stalled on me one too many times (including twice in the past three months). Had we been a two-car family, I would have kept the car as our in-town transportation. Because...
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