There and Back Again sums it up, I suppose. I loaded the car with the HA and MBW and made the trek from San Antonio to Lincoln. Out of deference to my passengers, each way was divided into two stages of about seven hours each, with Oklahoma City as roughly the midway point. The first… Continue reading Still Thankful
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A Galveston Thanksgiving
Once again the day of thankfulness and overeating arrived. I spent this one with MBW and the HA in Galveston. We rented a room in a mansion in the historic district. Wednesday featured a visit to a used bookstore (from which I was at length pried away by MBW) and a distillery. Thursday consisted of… Continue reading A Galveston Thanksgiving
A Dying Earth Feast
(With humblest apologies to Jack Vance.) The Feast of Regrets — held annually, biannually, or at irregular intervals at Boumergarth, the four-towered castle of Ildefonse the Preceptor — was in full swing. The bloated red sun had limited its worrisome eructations to nothing more than a polite belch or two during the last month and… Continue reading A Dying Earth Feast
A Thanksgiving Repeat. Plus Savage Journal Entry 19.
The web log has been traveling. MBW, the HA, and I just returned to my fastness in the outskirts of Houston from spending Thanksgiving with my sister in Nebraska. Accordingly the web log will be broadcasting a repeat instead of new programing. Also, the next entry in Magnus Stoneslayer’s diary. But first, the obligatory self-promotion.… Continue reading A Thanksgiving Repeat. Plus Savage Journal Entry 19.
An Aquilonian Thanksgiving. Resurrected Post.
December 1, 2019 An Aquilonian Thanksgiving “By Mitra, this bird is as plump as a Zingaran concubine,” quoth Conan. Conan slid his broadsword free of its shagreen wrapped hilt and skewered the turkey. He raised his sword one-handed, hoisting the bird from its silver platter without a tremor of strain displayed on the corded forearm… Continue reading An Aquilonian Thanksgiving. Resurrected Post.
Another Obligatory Thanksgiving Post. Resurrected Post.
November 25, 2018 Another Obligatory Thanksgiving Post Advice from a man who probably has no business giving advice: Remain grateful but beware contentment. There, that ought to cover Thanksgiving. MBW, the HA, and I drove to the Oregon Coast Wednesday for an extended Thanksgiving weekend. The weather was appropriately Oregon Coast-ish: wet and windy, though… Continue reading Another Obligatory Thanksgiving Post. Resurrected Post.
Long Expected Parties. Resurrected Post.
November 18, 2018 Long Expected Parties I am celebrating the HA’s fifth birthday today. It isn’t her birthday yet; that will occur later this week. But the important point of a child’s birthday party is the party. Sunday works better for a gathering of her little friends than does the day after Thanksgiving. Shortly… Continue reading Long Expected Parties. Resurrected Post.
The Thankful Post. Resurrected Pst.
November 26, 2017 The Thankful Post Thanksgiving has come and gone once again. I’m watching a cold, gray Oregon afternoon out the window as I type. The rain provides a persistent, percussive white noise, punctuated by occasional squalls and wind gusts. It’s a bit dismal is what I’m saying. I’m trying to reflect and be… Continue reading The Thankful Post. Resurrected Pst.
The Thanksgiving Post, 2016 Edition. Resurrected Post.
November 27, 2016 The Thanksgiving Post, 2016 Edition The year has been eventful and engaging for me. Selling the condo and buying a new house proved a lengthy, multi-step process. (That isn’t a complaint. This isn’t a complaining web log post, it is a thankful one.) The result was worth the effort. The new house… Continue reading The Thanksgiving Post, 2016 Edition. Resurrected Post.