I was born in 1959. Making me 9 years old in 1968, during the time of the riots happening across the country, the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. and the beginning of the Vietnam war protests (which means I was 12-13 in 1971-72). Being nine yours old, a kid of that […]
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Homeless people or others asking for handouts, downtown
Setting: Rick and I met for lunch after the interview, eating at Andreas pizza in the skyway – a fav eatery close by to where I worked at Wells Fargo during 2011/2012. We then got out of the skyway and walked outside for a bit, enjoying the fresh air – more so me, than Rick […]
Getting ready for the Thrivent interview
Why is it that I find myself ready thirty minutes before I actually have to leave? Been getting myself ready now for oh, going on forty or so years – I should know how long it takes to “get ready”. Then, I usually arrive thirty minutes early, having to sit in the car, twiddling my […]
Lailah’s new dolls – and creepiness
I bought a new doll for Lailah a month or so ago. Gave it to her when she was here, a couple of times ago. She immediately tells me “…She’s ‘creepy’, GranPa…” I ask her what she means, thinking it’s because of the thing sticking out the doll’s head. “No, GranPa, her glasses are creepy!” […]
Lailah, ice cream, and having kids of my own
This short video from a year ago always makes me laugh. She is always so crazy. I think back about my own childhood – and I truly don’t have any good memories of growing up – not sure whether this is because I have a truly bad memory, or if I actually didn’t have any […]
