My aunt passed away at around 1:30 PM today. She was a fighter and was an exceptional woman having gotten polio at 4 months and living to be 86. She loved life and has moved on. I talked to her yesterday. She couldn’t speak, only make guttural sounds. I told her I loved her and enjoyed my many visits at her place in the mountain near West Point. She tried hard to say … [Read more...] about My Aunt Eleanor Died Today
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New Novel and My Aunt Eleanor
Well, it’s the 6th day of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo.org). I’ve written 10,154 words so far. At first it was work, but for some reason I’m getting more and more into it and like the story. I’m sure it will need a lot more work when done. It’s started out about the friendship of two 14 year old boys which I was going to stretch out into their adult lives, but … [Read more...] about New Novel and My Aunt Eleanor
Substituting
Well, I bit the bullet and will be substitute teaching in a special education classroom this Thursday at the high school in Burney. Probably could have as much work as I can handle, but the only thing I could think of was that I don’t want to go to work. I retired to avoid that. At the same time, I was thinking maybe working with kids again now and then might be … [Read more...] about Substituting
50 Year Class Reunion
Hard to believe that it’s been 50 years since I graduated from high school. Doesn’t feel like 50 years. It seems like the other day I was practicing and playing football at St. Mary’s High School. I played the first game on that football field as a freshman and saw the first varsity touchdown by Gary Podesto, who later became Mayor of Stockton. Ran against Eddie Chavez for … [Read more...] about 50 Year Class Reunion
Two Men One Blog The Sky is the Limit
A cup of Joe in the morning, two generations with laptops open and eyes glued to the new days' creations. This is how you start a day... And if you can it should be how you end it. I feel most alive when I am creating. When I was in college I used to dream of having my very own art show. But my work was really never good enough. But today, in the day of the internet … [Read more...] about Two Men One Blog The Sky is the Limit