One of the best and worst aspects of retirement is that one has the time to spend a day or a week watching televised coverage of the Congressional Impeachment Inquiry. Kat and I have seen at least 95% of the hearings of the Intelligence and Judiciary to date (Dec 6, 2019). From everything that we […]
Read MoreThis was the best attended of all the DC museums we visited, if you’re speaking of the audience being honored at that museum. There were smiles everywhere and I do hope these kids leave feeling better about their chance of success in today’s world. I am an old white guy and I will say this: […]
Read MoreBack in June Kat ordered a replacement oven/range for Kat’s Cradle’s original. Its grates were badly corroded, and the burners had grown new fire-spouting orifices here and there. Plus the oven door is attached now by only one screw — the other recently lost its purchase. The time had come to replace it. On Labor […]
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A cool front blew through town yesterday bringing rain, winds, and an overnight low of 62 degrees. By Sunday the rain was over and conditions were perfect to take a short ride to visit Duke Gardens. It was partly cloudy but Kat took some magnificent pictures. Most of them were in the Asian Garden section […]
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We and our kids visited the National Gallery of Art in December, 1993. Congress was in recess and in those few days before Christmas, tourists were scarce and metered parking spots were plentiful. We had a great trip! We ended it up with an evening in Colonial Williamsburg — they put on a parade and […]
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(One of the perks of writing a blog that no one pays us a nickel to write is that we can damn well do what we want, when we want, and in What Order. So my story of our DC trip will be published when the photos are edited. And that means from end to […]
Read More30 years ago I tore some cartilage and eventually had arthroscopy to smooth it out. 15 years ago I first noticed pain climbing stairs. X-rays revealed bone on bone contact where cartilage should intercede: “The only solution for this is knee replacement. We should do it soon.” I had a wise internist who thought otherwise. […]
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