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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
DECEMBER 8, THURSDAY
WARNOCK AND WALKER Tuesday night after attending the basketball game Kathy stayed with Caroline at her apartment and Tom and I returned to our very comfortable hotel and watched election returns. As everyone in the United States knows this was
DECEMBER 8, THURSDAY
WARNOCK AND WALKER Tuesday night after attending the basketball game Kathy stayed with Caroline at her apartment and Tom and I returned to our very comfortable hotel and watched election returns. As everyone in the United States knows this was
DECEMBER 9, FRIDAY
WOLFPACK Everywhere in Raleigh there were references to the Wolfpack with even large photographs of wolves in our hotel elevator. The wolf is the mascot of NC State and the Wolfpack is a reference to all of the sports teams
DECEMBER 9, FRIDAY
WOLFPACK Everywhere in Raleigh there were references to the Wolfpack with even large photographs of wolves in our hotel elevator. The wolf is the mascot of NC State and the Wolfpack is a reference to all of the sports teams
DECEMBER 7, WEDNESDAY
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY This morning we had a good breakfast at The Flying Biscuit, a campus eatery that is usually packed. And then Caroline showed us where she had gone to class and hung out, although most of her
DECEMBER 7, WEDNESDAY
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY This morning we had a good breakfast at The Flying Biscuit, a campus eatery that is usually packed. And then Caroline showed us where she had gone to class and hung out, although most of her
DECEMBER 6, TUESDAY
VISITING CAROLINE Tuesday I drove with my son, Tom and his wife, Kathy, to Raliegh to see my granddaughter Caroline and to attend a North Carolina State basketball game that they had gotten tickets for. Raleigh is the capitol of
DECEMBER 6, TUESDAY
VISITING CAROLINE Tuesday I drove with my son, Tom and his wife, Kathy, to Raliegh to see my granddaughter Caroline and to attend a North Carolina State basketball game that they had gotten tickets for. Raleigh is the capitol of
DECEMBER 5, MONDAY
EARNING A LIVING (2) Continuing with my employment history, after returning to the United States I attended the University of Iowa, where, again the tuition was very low and paid by my father. Kathe and married and both of use
DECEMBER 5, MONDAY
EARNING A LIVING (2) Continuing with my employment history, after returning to the United States I attended the University of Iowa, where, again the tuition was very low and paid by my father. Kathe and married and both of use
DECEMBER 4, SUNDAY
EARNING A LIVING The last time I thought of myself as earning money was when I worked on a crew that dug up septic tanks in Ithaca, New York in the summer of 1956 or 57. It was extremely hard
DECEMBER 4, SUNDAY
EARNING A LIVING The last time I thought of myself as earning money was when I worked on a crew that dug up septic tanks in Ithaca, New York in the summer of 1956 or 57. It was extremely hard
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 