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Grandma's death
Another backdated entry taken from FB. January 15, 2017
My grandma died Thursday. For the last 3.3 yrs, she'd been living with my parents, which is where I stay when in the US. Even last summer, her mind was reasonably good. She occasionally got confused, but generally was able to handle simple things. When I came home this time, it was mostly ( Read more... ) -
Summary of AUAF bombing posts
I hate facebook, but posted my running commentary of the days and weeks after the attack there because more peolpe read that. I prefer LJ as a blog, though, so I'm reposting the original posts here.
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Aug 25, 2016
Has it really only been ~36 hrs?
Life before that seemed so normal. I was telling Sarah why she needed to watch Dr. ( Read more... ) -
Tarzan
Tarzan...
I occasionally go back and read old'ish books which everyone thinks they know the story of, but no one has actually read. I've been meaning to read Tarzan for a while now, and when I realized there was a movie coming out, it pushed it forward on my agenda. Unsurprisingly, the movie bears little resemblance to Disney.
Interesting points...
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Back in Kabul
Had a uneventful and relatively short (38 hr) trip back to Kabul. Kabul is still the same city. Windy and dusty today. I vacuumed.... the carpets, the chairs, the tile floor, and then I did the countertops too while I was at it ( Read more... ) -
General update
I need to update more often, I think ( Read more... ) -
I'm so sorry, Lexie...
"Soldiers live. He dies, and not you. And you feel guilty because you're glad he died and not you. Soldiers live, and wonder why."
-The Black Company, by Glen CookThis story is almost a month old now. I couldn't bring myself to write about it before. Those of you who know me know I'm not an emotional person, and talking about such things isn't ( Read more... ) -
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Teaching today I had an experience that isn't common here, but happens periodically. It occurred to me it would make an interesting topic to write about, though, since it's fairly outside most people's experiences ( Read more... ) -
Would you go to Africa?
Elections results are out. I think everyone is glad that civil war is averted, but I have yet to talk to anyone who thinks power sharing is a good form of government, or who is optimistic about the future of the country ( Read more... ) -
Getting a cat (in)
A woman posted that she desperately needed a home for her cat for 3 months, so I offered to take it. So I will have a cat as of tomorrow ( Read more... ) -
General update
It's been a while since I've updated. I've got lots of little stuff to comment on ( Read more... )