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Seventeen Years

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This is a picture of me taken seventeen years ago (in June of 1990) in front of the MegaloElvis complex in Memphis. Bob and I were touring the country being recently graduated and as yet still unemployed. We actually just drove through Memphis. I recall checking to see if their minor league baseball team was … Read more

Knudsens at Wrigley Field

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My friends John and Marsha were at the game and on the television on Sunday.  They only live a few blocks from Wrigley Field, so they attend frequently.  And if the Astros are in town, it can almost be guaranteed.  I was getting ready for the Houston Roller Derby, so I missed them… Marsha says … Read more

Rain, Indonesia, and the Kitchen Sink

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After three marathon weeks of rain, rain, rain, we’ve finally had two days off from precipitation. It looks like the puddle on my sidewalk may dry up completely today, and I may be able to walk across the lawn in a few more days – if it continues to hold off. Started the first day … Read more

Biggio 3000

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So, where where you when Biggio hit 3000? Yeah, I don’t really care, either except that I’m sure his three hits helped in the Astros win. Yah, the Astros win! Mary O called me tonight, and has been planning her whole weekend around when Biggio might hit 3K. She didn’t want to miss it. I … Read more

Colleyville and Arlington

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I was heading for a “weekend in Dallas”. We call it that, or “DFW”. But no one up there thinks of it as one city like Houston/Clear Lake/Sugar Land/Katy/Cypress/Conroe/The Woodlands/Waller/Humble/Kingwood/ad infinitum does. It’s two or three cities depending on who you’re talking to: Dallas, Fort Worth, and the “Mid Cities”.

Friday I got out of town finally about 2pm, braved the traffic of I-45 North to head for my good friend Jen in Colleyville, Texas. I arrive to a gated street: got past it. I arrive to a locked door: note, key under mat. I call the troop who just left for Mexican food: JohnMarsha, Conn, and Jen.

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Fire Walk With Me

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Just watched this movie. In college I used to meet weekly with some new friends to play bridge. Before we got into the card playing, we watched Twin Peaks as it was first coming out, giving backstory to those who were new to it. It was bizarre and intriguing like nothing else before or since … Read more