In honor of Memorial Day, I am re-publishing this post I wrote about my mom’s cousin, who ferried soldiers to the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. I always knew him simply as Cousin Del, even though he was actually my mom’s cousin, not mine. He never married and took care of his mother until her death. […]
American Factory – The Movie
I finally got around to watching the award-winning Netflix movie “American Factory” this week. I had read good reviews and heard good things from friends who had seen it. But for some reason, I had found myself hesitant to sit down and watch it. I’m not entirely sure why — maybe because I could picture […]
Being Counted
I finally did my civic duty this weekend and filled out my census form. I noted with interest that this is the first time I remember being counted as part of the population of the United States. When I was young, we lived in Pakistan, so doubt I or my family were included in the […]
A Birthday Parade
Yesterday, April 22, was my mom’s (Aka Gracie) 93rd birthday. As readers of this blog know, we have a history of trying to pull off wild events to help her celebrate. For her 70th birthday, we arranged for her to drive a tractor. For her 80th, a friend got her in to a hockey arena […]
Big Sky and Yellowstone
Last week I had the chance to spend a few days in the great state of Montana — skiing at Big Sky Resort, and visiting Yellowstone National Park. Since words can’t describe the beauty, here are a few photos… For a trip into Yellowstone, we booked with Yellowstone Vacations. If you’re looking to do Yellowstone […]
Happy Year of the Rat
Tomorrow is Chu Yi (初一), the first day of the lunar new year on the Chinese calendar. For those of you keeping track, it marks the beginning of the Year of the Rat. If the thought of a rat makes you wrinkle your nose, you can call it Year of the Mouse, since the Chinese […]
