Patriarch Passes: Joseph Rumpelein (1940-2024)
In February, my father passed. We had a complicated relationship, as he did with his father before him. He wanted to be a professional baseball player; his dad didn’t think…
We Have Moved!
After a long and grueling process (which was way more difficult and tiring than I remembered), we are finally moved into our new place. We're still in Edmonds, technically, but…
How To Help Refugees in Ukraine
Last month a friend of mine mentioned on her Facebook page that she was taking donations from people because she was helping get supplies to refugees in Ukraine -- she…
A Message From Arnold Schwarzenegger to the Russian People
Posted here without permission, but I don't think Arnold will mind. The more ways around the censors the better!
Onion Links for Twitter, Facebook, and Other Things
For my friends in Russia, Belarus, and occupied Ukraine (and under the thumb of autocrats everywhere), I give you a list of Onion URLs that you can use with the…
How To Help Ukraine
I have no intention of wading into politics on this site, but it's impossible to read any news these days without being horrified by the actions of Russia in Ukraine.…
Lucy is 16!
With Omicron pushing our Covid numbers through the roof, we decided to do something small at the house for Lucy's 16th birthday, and had Animal Encounters from Issaquah come out…
Lucy Crocheted a Turtle
Our multi-talented Lucy made a turtle for someone. Don't tell anybody, it's a surprise.
Merry Christmas, from our family to yours.
Audio is from the outstanding Compline Choir, from a service two nights ago at Saint Mark's Cathedral in Seattle. Maria durch ein Dornwald ging – German folksong, from Eichsfeld nach Haxthausen, 1850; arr.…
Here We Go Again
This is the third iteration of my personal web page The first one was started quite early, sometime around 1995, and had sort of a libertarian bent. It had animated…