Yesterday I decided to get a new battery for my favorite watch. At one time I had a real fetish for watches; I must have 5 or 6 good ones just in the top drawer of my desk. One in particular has long been my favorite. It’s a Seiko Chronograph with a brass tachymeter and [...]
Monthly Archive for December, 2005
After weeks of procrastination I finally gathered up my courage and donated the bulk of Michele’s clothes to Goodwill. As a therapist with a private practice she had amassed quite a collection of very nice clothes; dresses, dress suits, blouses, and skirts.
In all the four huge trash bags had over 125 items in them. I [...]
Return of “The Hand”
Posted in life on Dec 29th, 2005
Ten Years Ago Today
Posted in family on Dec 28th, 2005
Like most couples, Michele and I had a number of dates each year that were anniversaries of one kind or another. Certainly big ones like birthdays, or our wedding anniversary. But also smaller ones like buying our first house, or the first time we met face to face, or when I asked her to marry [...]
Weekend of Food
Posted in life on Dec 27th, 2005
It’s About Time…
Posted in elsewhere, social issues on Dec 27th, 2005
From AlterNet comes this:
George Bush is already a lame-duck president. There’s usually a year or two grace period after the president is elected for the second time, when he can point to his second election victory as vindication for his policies and use it to get some important legislation passed. Bush has squandered his election [...]
Show of Hands
Posted in elsewhere, social issues on Dec 25th, 2005
Show Of Hands
Pointed.
Christmas Alone
Posted in family on Dec 25th, 2005
Christmas alone.
It just occurred to me that this is the first Christmas I’ve ever spent alone. Now before anyone runs amok with that statement, I set this weekend up to be by myself. The actuality of being alone for Christmas hadn’t occurred to me before today. I’m not terribly upset by it or anything, it’s [...]
Happy Birthday Sweetie
Posted in family on Dec 24th, 2005
Since her birthday was December 24th, Michele rarely had the attention a June or October birthday might garner. Instead her celebration was often rolled into the holiday or skipped altogether. Throughout our relationship I tried very hard to make her birthday special. I know that her birthday in South Carolina in 1999 [...]
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