Monthly Archives: December 2022
DECEMBER 19, MONDAY
MY DOUBLE SELF It is almost as if I am two people. One is what I awere of as the human person who attempts to understand what is going on around him as he faces the mystery of his own
DECEMBER 19, MONDAY
MY DOUBLE SELF It is almost as if I am two people. One is what I awere of as the human person who attempts to understand what is going on around him as he faces the mystery of his own
DECEMBER 18, SUNDAY
CHANCE AND THE WORLD CUP FINALS The excitement before and during the World Cup Final was sky high. Croatians in white and blue, French in red, white and blue, with all kinds of outlandish costumes filled the stands of the
DECEMBER 18, SUNDAY
CHANCE AND THE WORLD CUP FINALS The excitement before and during the World Cup Final was sky high. Croatians in white and blue, French in red, white and blue, with all kinds of outlandish costumes filled the stands of the
DECEMBER 17, SATURDAY
CHANCE The every four year World Cup matches in Qatar are almost all over. The teams that I was following were the United States, then England, because Kathe has nieces and nephews in England, Germany because Kathe’S brother was a
DECEMBER 17, SATURDAY
CHANCE The every four year World Cup matches in Qatar are almost all over. The teams that I was following were the United States, then England, because Kathe has nieces and nephews in England, Germany because Kathe’S brother was a
DECEMBER 16, FRIDAY
INDIAN BUREAUCRACY India visas again. After great effort we sent in our Indian visa applications with our passports by Fed Ex on Tuesday, hoping to get them back in time to leave. Luckily we paid $5 to get constant updates
DECEMBER 16, FRIDAY
INDIAN BUREAUCRACY India visas again. After great effort we sent in our Indian visa applications with our passports by Fed Ex on Tuesday, hoping to get them back in time to leave. Luckily we paid $5 to get constant updates
DECEMBER 15, THURSDAY
INTELLIGENCE, ARTIFICIAL OR OTHERWISE This morning I took Maggie, my son’s dog, who spent the night with me, up Jones Mountain. She is much more eager to climb Jones mountain than I am, but it does me much more good
DECEMBER 15, THURSDAY
INTELLIGENCE, ARTIFICIAL OR OTHERWISE This morning I took Maggie, my son’s dog, who spent the night with me, up Jones Mountain. She is much more eager to climb Jones mountain than I am, but it does me much more good
DECEMBER 14, WEDNESDAY
COME IN AND TAKE A LOOK AT MY ETCHINGS Today I visited the Asheville Art Museum to which I have a membership. I hadn’t been there in a while and today there was a new small exhibit of etchings from
DECEMBER 14, WEDNESDAY
COME IN AND TAKE A LOOK AT MY ETCHINGS Today I visited the Asheville Art Museum to which I have a membership. I hadn’t been there in a while and today there was a new small exhibit of etchings from
DECEMBER 13, TUESDAY
THE $120 CUP OF COFFEE Today I cancelled my Unlimited Sip Club account at Panera. That doesn’t sound like much of a feat, but for me it is huge. When my wife Kathe became ill at just about this time
DECEMBER 13, TUESDAY
THE $120 CUP OF COFFEE Today I cancelled my Unlimited Sip Club account at Panera. That doesn’t sound like much of a feat, but for me it is huge. When my wife Kathe became ill at just about this time
DECEMBER 12, MONDAY
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE This morning a notification popped up on my iPad as I was sitting here typing. It was a reminder that I have a doctor’s appointment at 10:30 and that I need to leave my house by 8:15 to
DECEMBER 12, MONDAY
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE This morning a notification popped up on my iPad as I was sitting here typing. It was a reminder that I have a doctor’s appointment at 10:30 and that I need to leave my house by 8:15 to
DECEMBER 11, SUNDAY
SHADOW OF DEATH I’ve always known I was going to die, everyone knows they are going to die, we all know that every living thing dies. Or at least we know it for everything or everyone else. But suddenly this
DECEMBER 11, SUNDAY
SHADOW OF DEATH I’ve always known I was going to die, everyone knows they are going to die, we all know that every living thing dies. Or at least we know it for everything or everyone else. But suddenly this
DECEMBER 10, SATURDAY
INDIAN VISAS We finally got our Indian visa applications sent off at considerable expense and a lot of confusion. In retrospect the confusion was partly a result of there being two kinds of visa with two kinds of administration. But
DECEMBER 10, SATURDAY
INDIAN VISAS We finally got our Indian visa applications sent off at considerable expense and a lot of confusion. In retrospect the confusion was partly a result of there being two kinds of visa with two kinds of administration. But
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 