by svsauthor | Mar 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
In last week’s blog, I told two stories about breaking through winter ice. This week I want to stay with the same topic. The following describes two other times I went through the ice, plus one time I worried I might go through, but then did not. Story No. 1 When I...
by svsauthor | Mar 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
With the recent warm weather, my ice fishing window has closed for the year. Supposedly two inches of ice safely supports an adult male, but I won’t go out unless there is at least six. I do not keep careful count, but I think that I’ve gone through the ice six times...
by svsauthor | Mar 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
Clare called me on the phone and immediately asked, “Dad, are you still at home?” “No,” I replied, “I’m at the Union.” Clare knows that, for me, there is only one union, and it is Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin campus. There was no reason for me to be...
by svsauthor | Mar 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
My water heater, my phone, and my car broke down on consecutive days. My otherwise quiet February suddenly filled with small tasks in need of my attention. Over the past week, the water heater’s been replaced, my phone’s been repaired, and I am still waiting to hear...
by svsauthor | Feb 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
A month ago I brought two guitars in for repairs. The repair guy asked if I’d just pulled them out of a closet after years of collecting dust. “Yeah,” I said. “My wife is from Taiwan, and she is spending four months in Asia. I thought it would be a good time to start...
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