
The week started on a somewhat down note. Angela came home from her bookclub Tuesday night to find Karl in bed with stomach problems, the chills, and a high fever. Luckily, the fever and chills went away in the middle of the night. The stomach ache lingered off and on for the rest of the week, though. He mu read more »



Have you ever noticed how, perhaps moreso than any other holiday, Americans obsess over making sure people have "a place to go" for Thanksgiving? This thought occurred to me in my interactions with co-workers last week? As with most holiday work-weeks, conversations inevitably turned to what we were doing for the holiday--but, more often than not, the discourse revolved around the question of "do you have a place to go for Thanksgiving" as opposed to "are you doing anything special for Thanksgiving." The assumption, of course, appeared to be that NOT havi read more »