Charlie in Napa
19 July 2014
It just occurred to me that in the six months plus that we've now been in California, we haven't once been to the ER, which... Read more →
It just occurred to me that in the six months plus that we've now been in California, we haven't once been to the ER, which... Read more →
Charlie's first week back in summer school after three weeks of 'school camp' was tough so --it's time to quote Virgil. facilis descensus Averno: noctes... Read more →
After a fine bike ride down the Peninsula on Sunday, we dropped off the bikes at home and drove back across the bay to the... Read more →
Charlie got through the long Memorial Day weekend with a total of 6 bike rides (3 on the Peninsula, 3 in Berkeley; 1 with Cousin... Read more →
A three-day weekend (for what I can only refer to as Indigenous Peoples' Day) calls for three straight days of riding on the Jersey country... Read more →
As Jim (after relating the happy facts of a Pirate victory) pointed out to me this Sunday morning, it is fall, meaning that the best... Read more →
Somewhere amid cleaning up the faithful white car after Charlie's gastro-anxiety got the better of him and driving in Jersey horse country to meet him... Read more →
As I type this, Charlie's summer camp is set to end in less than an hour. The last day's activity is a party complete with... Read more →
Charlie had, or perhaps was having for the past several days, a lot of thymic distress that was resolved (in full sense of the Latin... Read more →
I didn't realize that there is yet another subtropical storm (named Andrea) on the radar (which is making today, Friday, look distinctly wetter than Wednesday... Read more →
Very glad to say that Charlie handled a long weekend and a visit with and good-bye to my parents with a quite high count of... Read more →
Charlie has a four-day weekend due to Presidents Day on Monday, a bit of a double disruption as it means one school week is cut... Read more →
The title has a metaphorical as well as a literal application, Charlie having had an 'attack' with throwing of multiple plastic items, hitting his head... Read more →
For the better part of two hours on Wednesday night, Charlie and I sat in the white car in the driveway, awaiting Jim's return from... Read more →
Charlie having slept nary a wink Sunday night I was not surprised when the school behaviorist called on Monday afternoon to say he'd had an... Read more →
Awakened by merry-making just as the new year began on Tuesday, Charlie and I noted each of the first six hours of 2013, 1.35, 2.15,... Read more →
Until about 5.30 pm-ish, Charlie handled the holiday and the inevitable disruptions its traditions and rituals impose on his routines and ritualistic nature. He actually... Read more →
Despite the fact that it was early Tuesday morning with Thanksgiving on the horizon, I taught both my Latin and ancient Greek students a host... Read more →
Radix malorum non cupiditas est (quod ille ignoscens in fabulis Canterburiensibus Chauceronis dicit) sed Pisces Suecici. In other words, the reason (on top of post-hurricane-ness... Read more →
'Resetting his clock' was how Jim explained us being up last night at 3.30am with Charlie and I'd say that is the best explanation, also... Read more →