by svsauthor | Sep 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
A niece and nephew on Manyu’s side of the family visited last week. One of them is an influencer living in Los Angeles. The other manages a UN refugee camp in South Sudan. If I knew how two kids from the same family ended up with such different careers, I’d write...
by svsauthor | Sep 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
On Friday I drove to Dyckesville, a small lakefront community northeast of Green Bay. There’s a bar, a church, an ice cream stand, and a bowling alley. It is also where my mom lives. There is no best way to get from La Crosse to Dyckesville. Depending on my mood, I...
by svsauthor | Aug 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
On my first bike ride since recovering from COVID I discovered that a new tent city had popped up along the main bike trail in the La Crosse River Marsh. There have long been homeless people living in the marsh, but until recently their encampments were tucked back in...
by svsauthor | Aug 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
I am writing this blog on the first day following my self-imposed COVID quarantine. I tested negative yesterday, and today I went on a short bike ride. I feel about 70% recovered. I am still weak, and I still sleep upwards of 12 hours a day, but my brain is not foggy...
by svsauthor | Aug 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
For almost a week I have been sequestered with COVID. During the first three days (Days 0, 1, and 2 in sequester jargon), my eyeballs ached so badly that I could not read. On the fourth day, which is Day 3 on the COVID-recovery calendar, my symptoms changed and...
Recent Comments