by svsauthor | Jan 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Manyu and I sometimes drive two and a half hours to grocery shop. When we first moved to La Crosse in the early 1990s, we sometimes drove six. La Crosse’s Chinese/Taiwanese community is too small to support much of a Chinese market, so whenever we need to stock up on...
by svsauthor | Jan 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
Fishermen on the ice do not necessarily mean the fish are biting. Last week, men were everywhere on the Upper Mississippi – in the backwaters, at river’s edge, even out on the hazardous main channel. I am not being political incorrect when I use the terms...
by svsauthor | Jan 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
My outdoor pursuits definitely take a hit come winter. I still go for daily walks, although the last few days have been so cold my dog won’t go with me. There finally is enough ice on the river for me to go ice fishing, but I now need the weather to warm up to about...
by svsauthor | Jan 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
Clare, my mom, my brother-in-law Paul, and I spent Christmas afternoon at a Green Bay Packer football game. I’ve been to several preseason games over the years, but I can’t remember if I’ve ever been to one during the regular season. It was...
by svsauthor | Dec 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
For the first time since moving back to the United States from Taiwan in the early 90s, I didn’t put up a Christmas tree. Two factors entered into this decision. One, Manyu is somewhat indifferent to the holiday. I have Christmas, she has Chinese New Year, and neither...
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