The big freeze this year took down the last major branch of a big hackberry tree in the back yard. We lost the right hand branch three years ago to a wind storm, and heavy ice brought down the left branch. Funny how freezing in the cold and dark makes you plan to have a… Continue reading Downed Trees
A Tale of Two Clocks
People always ask me, “Where do you get your ideas?” I alway say that ideas are all around, it’s just a matter of taking several ideas and plugging them together like legos. Sooner or later you’ll get an interesting shape, and from there, you can hang your story. Well, here’s a real life example: These… Continue reading A Tale of Two Clocks
Reading My Old Books
Lately, I’ve been stuck at my desk with the mind numbing task to trying to schedule a covid vaccination. The poor health department website is so overwhelmed that you have to retry the page endlessly. Yesterday I clicked on that site for thirteen hours straight. It turned out that they probably shut down because of… Continue reading Reading My Old Books