I love everything about landscaping. I love walking and feeling the environment and noticing how the plants want to go well. On the north side of...
Category: Daily Living
killing me softly
http://youtu.be/3o3dF17EROk "con-trails" = condensation trails "chem-trails" = chemical trails
my mother drives a corvette
My mother is old enough to be my mother and she drives a mint condition 1973 t-top orange Chevy Corvette. She dresses in orange and does not...
building the empire: gruntin' the bookshelves
More to go. Understandably, when Dad fell ill mom's time was consumed by personal care, so places in the house like the bookshelves became piles of...
building the empire: gruntin' the equipment bldg
Gotta start somewhere. Here at my parents' house, my talents and skills include good ol' grunt work. Here's a before and after of my dad's...
biking in america
I bike from my sister's house in Bay City to my parents' house in Long Lake in a day. View Larger Map It took me 10 hours the first time last...
training
Took the Amtrak from Nevada to Michigan. One of the obviously scenic legs was Colorado, where we careened along riverside cliffs. Of course we...
on the train to chicago
On the train to Chicago, I sat with a man who was returning home and our conversation included the crime on the South-side of this US “Midwestern”...
Learning China
I am walking through my neighborhood park, which is outside my block of flats and across the street, but near enough to enjoy immediately. The sun...
Letter to Tsinghua Grad Students
Some laugh at me for taking my role as a teacher in China so seriously, but I feel it's my duty to instruct and demonstrate for the students that...