APRIL 8, WEDNESDAY
CELLE We caught a ride with Heinrich and Elke, the friends we had come to visit, to Celle. Heinrich was going to a doctor’s appointment. The owner of the Hertz shop, Steve, a big man with a big laugh, had
APRIL 8, WEDNESDAY
CELLE We caught a ride with Heinrich and Elke, the friends we had come to visit, to Celle. Heinrich was going to a doctor’s appointment. The owner of the Hertz shop, Steve, a big man with a big laugh, had
APRIL 7, TUESDAY
HAARLEM DAY TWO The Fleuret family was busy this morning. Susie and I left our guest house and walked and walked and walked around Haarlem, almost three miles, along and over its many canals, to the city square beside a
APRIL 7, TUESDAY
HAARLEM DAY TWO The Fleuret family was busy this morning. Susie and I left our guest house and walked and walked and walked around Haarlem, almost three miles, along and over its many canals, to the city square beside a
APRIL 6, MONDAY
HAARLEM DAY ONE Neice Henny met us and we had a marvelous day, first napping at her house and then being driven through the huge sand dunes to the North Sea where we walked with hundreds of other people on
APRIL 6, MONDAY
HAARLEM DAY ONE Neice Henny met us and we had a marvelous day, first napping at her house and then being driven through the huge sand dunes to the North Sea where we walked with hundreds of other people on
APRIL 5, SUNDAY
FLYING Finally Susie and I were off to Amsterdam, getting up very early, I was awake at 3, and getting to the Asheville airport early where I was going to use being slumped over in a wheelchair as my way
APRIL 5, SUNDAY
FLYING Finally Susie and I were off to Amsterdam, getting up very early, I was awake at 3, and getting to the Asheville airport early where I was going to use being slumped over in a wheelchair as my way
APRIL 4, SATURDAY
TAXES I sold my house for close to 15 times more than I paid for it 35 years ago. I expected to pay an enormous sum in capital gains taxes and have been waiting for the ax to fall. I
APRIL 4, SATURDAY
TAXES I sold my house for close to 15 times more than I paid for it 35 years ago. I expected to pay an enormous sum in capital gains taxes and have been waiting for the ax to fall. I
APRIL 3, FRIDAY
THE COMPANY OF OLD MEN This was my last Friday with my old male friends before leaving for three weeks away for my trip to Germany and the Netherlands. As usual I don’t remember what we talked about. For most
APRIL 3, FRIDAY
THE COMPANY OF OLD MEN This was my last Friday with my old male friends before leaving for three weeks away for my trip to Germany and the Netherlands. As usual I don’t remember what we talked about. For most
APRIL 1, WEDNESDAY
REMINDER OF NO KINGS DAY Today I read about the harm the idea of make America great again is doing around the world. If being great means using your power to force other peoples and countries to do whatever you
APRIL 1, WEDNESDAY
REMINDER OF NO KINGS DAY Today I read about the harm the idea of make America great again is doing around the world. If being great means using your power to force other peoples and countries to do whatever you
MARCH 31, TUESDAY
TRANS DAY Yesterday I happened on a celebration of transgender people in Marshall. The event, it looked like a party with decorations, was almost over and breaking up. There appeared to be some men dressed up as women but I
MARCH 31, TUESDAY
TRANS DAY Yesterday I happened on a celebration of transgender people in Marshall. The event, it looked like a party with decorations, was almost over and breaking up. There appeared to be some men dressed up as women but I
MARCH 30, MONDAY
ACCIDENT AGAIN Today I drove to State Farm Insuarance to press my case that I was not guilty of an accident and that the young woman was at fault. The very pleasant woman at State Farm said that in most
MARCH 30, MONDAY
ACCIDENT AGAIN Today I drove to State Farm Insuarance to press my case that I was not guilty of an accident and that the young woman was at fault. The very pleasant woman at State Farm said that in most
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 