Ray Maas would have been 74 today. In honor of his birthday, Paul and Suzanne made a banana cream pie, one of dad’s favorites. I went over to share a piece and think about what else we’re missing. Continue reading
Ray Maas had a write up in the NDSU Ag Engineering Department newsletter.
It’s found on page 2 in the “Obituaries- Department Alumni” section. Nothing new but it was nice to see him honored again by the Ag Eng. Department. Ray had a strong relationship with the department and they awarded him an honorary Alpha Epsilon membership in 2008.
In 2010 I managed to read 63 books in 2010 for a total of 20,229 pages. Here is the list.
By comparison my sister Suzanne read 47 books for a total of 18,248 pages. As you can see we’re a bookish family. So much so, Suzanne asked me to set up a book review blog. Check out Cold Read- it gets updated at least once a week; usually more.
I’ve cut back on my on-line activities. I’ve replace my homepage with this blog. I hope to post more entries this year. I’m still enthusiastic about photography so those links (Zenfolio, Flickr, and Picasa) are still getting updated all the time. If you ask, I’ll send you access to the Private Photos and not just the boring Public Photos.
I put this play list together from my i-tunes library. My goal was some good performances that I haven’t listen to much. I rotated a number of obvious choices out for some new holiday music. I also included two track that aren’t Christmas songs but could be. “Holy Lamb” by Yes and “Holy Holly” by Neil Diamond. Diamond’s lyrics are vague and if you image the Holy Ghost singing to the Shepherds it makes as much sense as anything else. Continue reading
My friends and I (from Dilworth) are starting a new band.
We’re calling ourselves V1 *
I’ve already written enough songs for a dozen albums or so.
This is a list of the album titles. (In order) The list also includes some EPs and Singles. Continue reading
I’m cutting back on my web exposure this year. I thought about cutting back on the blog and using Facebook more, but instead I’ve decided to cut back on Facebook and put this blog on hiatus for a while. I continued writing my Journal in January. I got half way thought the month and decided to put that on hiatus too. I did pick up a Moleskine and have been writing daily notes in that. Going back to analog has been sort of relaxing. It helps that I’ve been disciplined enough to keep it updated every day.
I thought long and hard about writing. Each year I review my work flow and decide how much I want to write, what I want to write, who I’m writing for, how much I want to share, and how I want to share it. First I decided I wanted to write more analog i.e. using pencil and paper. I needed more room for notes, so I passed on the 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimwear desk calendar and got a 2010 Moleskine Pocket Diary. I’m convinced more notes mean I won’t have to write a journal. The notes will be the journal. So far it is working out.
I almost pulled the plug on this blog. Instead I’ve decided to pull the plug on Facebook. I’ve grown disillusioned with the Facebook experience. I’m not closing my account but I’m not going to actively use Facebook any longer. The blog will continue but I envision shorter entries.
I would love to post longer fiction on my other blog, but I have to force myself to complete some of the many drafts I have laying around; maybe some older work as well. It remains to be seen.
Victor Teigen took the day off from work. He asked about lunch. I told him, “Bob and I going to Arbys.” I told him if he’d like to come along I’d pick him up, “I have to come downtown to deliver an order to CNV. I’ll be at your house in fifteen minutes.” Myron, Sara, Kira, and Vivian were still in town, and staying with Victor and Arlene. I spent a little time talking to Victor and looking at his computer. Continue reading
Sean called to invite me over, “The Vikings are playing the Bears on ESPN tonight. Do you want to come over?” he asked. It sounded like a good idea. Sean had an ulterior motive. I had his iPod Touch. I had upgraded the OS to 3.0.1. Sean wanted it back, and bad. Once Suzanne found out I was coming over, she decided to invite Paul out on a date. They left shortly after I arrived. I heated up the leftover pizza from Old Chicago.
After supper Sean started playing with Tim, it devolved into wrestling, also known as ‘roughhousing’. I tried to break it up but neither boy was interested in taking my advice. It is certainly natural for two brothers to start wrestling or fighting. (At one point Sean and Tim were Indian Leg Wrestling.) I kept my eye on them so no one got hurt and the house stayed in one piece. Interesting that Tim is almost as aggressive as Sean. What surprised me was how quickly Clare threw herself in the mix. She may only be two years old but that doesn’t stop her from joining in the fun.
