It's been a busy Pennsic. This is the third year I've gone, and it's never been the same twice or even close to such ( Read more... )

I really needed a vacation. Fortunately, I got one this past week ( Read more... )

My grandmother B died suddenly Wednesday morning. I’ve waited a few days to post for a few reasons. One, simply not being in any condition to do so- I’ve taken her death hard. Two, to really gather my thoughts. I don’t know ultimate cause of death, but it was less than 6 months after her husband, my grandpa B died. Not that they weren’t ( Read more... )

I haven't posted in ages, and looking at the time, I can't do it all justice at the moment, but I can get in a public service announcement ( Read more... )

A call from my father a little before 8:00 a.m. woke me this morning. Grandpa B is gone. His breathing changed at 5:15 a.m. and the Manor Care called for my parent to come in. They and my grandmother held the deathwatch.
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My father just called. My grandfather B's oxygen saturation is really low, and they are trying to stabilize him by putting him on increasing concentrations of oxygen (as the lower concentrations do not seem to put him in a range they want to see). My grandfather has made it very clear in the past that he doesn't want any extraordinary life-saving ( Read more... )

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I went to the contra dance at Glen Echo last night (with extra special Mardi Gras theme), and I met up with a couple of familiar faces- literally two people. And of course, there were lots of random, friendly people to meet, and some good leads. I kind of like the way contra mixes everyone together, regardless of who your partner is for a given ( Read more... )

It's New Year's Eve already. It sucks that it falls in the middle of a week this year. I plan to work Eve and Day, which limits the party-hopping I can do. Of the 4 places I know I can be, I'll probably end up at two ( Read more... )

Mom's doing better. She has the energy to complain and order us around and to walk on her own again. Nothing tastes right, she itches, the nurses don't respond to the call button fast enough. She should be coming home on Tuesday ( Read more... )