Now in living color

Okay, it doesn’t hurt that we’re having an early spring. On top of that many of the houses in my neighborhood have recently concluded absolutely breathtaking renovations that must have set the owners back a prince’s ransom. In spite of, or perhaps because of, those two things I feel the need to shout out loud …


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My sorry #$$

I have a cold. This happens often when I make the trip this direction. An airplane is a flying metal canister full of germs. Plus, the climate change is so extreme – from bitter cold where nothing can live to a mild spring and festival of pollen – that my head is transformed into a …


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Premature Jetlag

I don’t know what day it is. Well, I do right NOW, I know it’s the 28th and it’s J’s birthday, but usually I don’t know what day it is or when I’m supposed to do stuff. You’d think this would be a problem, what with my working as a freelancer and all, but to …


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Snow Envy

I’ve posted a few new pictures from our recent adventures in the snow here.

It’s migration time again!

I’m flying back to Seattle on March 1. I had been tossing around the idea of staying for another two weeks, but unfortunately I have to meet with my downstairs neighbor about a sewer problem we’ve been having. How boring is that? The last month or so I’ve been surprisingly busy. I made that terrific …


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Austria, land of snow and cake

The weather has been pretty incredible lately. We still have a ton of snow on the ground and it’s a crime to squander the midday sunshine indoors. When the cloud cover burns off, around noon, we head off to play outdoors for a few hours. The days are getting a little longer, but there’s a …


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