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I decided to walk back to the dorm instead of taking a taxi.

I dropped my car off at the dealership and was waiting for the 7 bus.

I met this guy on facebook. He was a Buddhist, an IBM engineer, and liked late night baseball. He was divorced but he loved spending time with his kids. He died in his sleep at the age of 47.

a great place to find old recordings of met opera performances https://www.estatesales.net/MN/Rochester/55902/1825050

Roy’s office was across the aisle from mine. I wouldn’t say he was a friend, but he would come across the aisle when he was bored and tell me about his life. https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2009/10/man_shot_by_wallowa_county_dep.html Roy was a fundamentalist, bible literalist Christian. … Continue reading →

A man from Lyon and a man from Upper Volta …

I lived in a house in Burlington, VT when I was 21. There were two old men: one was an alcoholic ex-math professor who said his career was ruined by the CIA because he was an anti-war activist and the … Continue reading →

Ich werde ein paar Posts auf Deutsch schreiben, damit ich lernen kann, mich auf Deutsch auszudrücken. Nachdem ich viele Blogbeiträge auf Deutsch geschrieben habe, werde ich versuchen auf Deutsch zu sprechen. Ich bin vierundsechzig Jahre alt, im Ruhestand, Mathematiklehrer und … Continue reading →

By Kurt Vonnegut: “When I was 15, I spent a month working on an archeological dig. I was talking to one of the archeologists one day during our lunch break and he asked those kinds of “getting to know you” … Continue reading →