Author Archives: favoritephilosopher

By now you all know we built a house in Hardeeville, SC, specifically Jimmy Buffet’s brainchild Latitude Maragaritaville. I am starting to lose track of the timelines but we had looked at Hilton Head Island, which is about half an … Continue reading →

Sometime in April of 2024 it was time to move into the condo in Minneapolis. I had the place pretty well furnished with stuff I got for free in October from the lady down the hall whose mother was moving … Continue reading →

It started maybe three years ago. Covid was over. I had missed my family – Joe in Denver, Andy in Virginia, Jeff in Minnesota. It was becoming more evident to me that despite my fantasy of the “kids” coming home … Continue reading →

What an amazing trip. I doubt very much I will ever be back here and I couldn’t have asked for more. From seeing lions eating their kill, to leopards, to a hyena nursing her young, elephants, elephants, elephants, giraffes, hippos, … Continue reading →

OK I think I figured out the font size thing. We’ll see as we go along here. Our flight leaves tonight at 7:50 – 15 hours to Newark, lovely three hour layover just for shits and giggles and then five … Continue reading →

Well, I admit it, I’m totally disoriented. I barely know what day it is nor what days any of the following photos were taken. In general, for someone who likes to blab on for paragraphs without care for grammar or … Continue reading →

Just filling in the blanks a bit. My next entry will be a lot of photos. I wrote this during down time on the Okavanga Delta. There are baboons everywhere.  They are a lot more fun to see roaming around … Continue reading →

Saturday August 10 and Sunday August 11 Saturday evening’s train ride was on the Royal Livingstone Express and included dinner and way too much wine, but it lent itself to wonderful stories out of the mouths of Al, his brother … Continue reading →

Africa Part 1Wednesday June 7, 2024 Johannesburg, South Africa via Newark. I wasn’t looking forward to this journey.  5 or so hours to Newark from California, then 15 more to Johannesburg.  We left on time ok but with the anger … Continue reading →

I’m a dog person. Twister was Andy’s cat and we inherited her for 15 of her 17 years. Putting her to sleep was as devastating as it always is, but it is the aftermath when I am noticing the differences between losing … Continue reading →