Day 494: Ritual

Day 494: Ritual

I went to a funeral today for someone who was quite an influential figure in my life, albeit in an indirect way. Don H. Clausen sold my parents their house, the one of everlasting remodel fame, and he was also a solid parental figure to both my parents. He passed away...
Day 493: Whirlwind

Day 493: Whirlwind

So, I sit writing this from the Rose Room in my parents’ house up in Humboldt. Flew up tonight, landing at 11:30, and I’m here for the morning and afternoon tomorrow before driving my mom’s car down to their place in Mountain View and taking a flight...
Day 429: Southland sweet Southland

Day 429: Southland sweet Southland

It feels really really really really really nice to be home, you guys. In my own house, currently sitting on my own couch, with my dogs completely zonked out in their own beds in their own favorite places, and Liz on her own floor doing a perfect impression of...
Day 423: Merry Christmas!!!

Day 423: Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas everybody…and if you don’t celebrate Christmas, Happy Holidays and a wonderful Thursday 😛 It’s almost 2am right now, for the second night in a row. We’re up in Humboldt, we made the drive, and I is the tireds. The pups are...
Day 417: Dog Convention

Day 417: Dog Convention

We have a surplus of dogs right now on our bed. I have Coco to my immediate left, by my legs, Ro-ro, Liz’s parents’ dog is down by my ankles, and Coops is down at the foot of the bed on a little ottoman. It’s really Rosie that’s the surprise....