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Category Archives: bill
medical intervention or rather inspiration
A visit to my new doctor last week brought to mind two stories. Dr. V. was accompanied by a young college student who was pre-med with the dream of being an OB-GYN Doctor some day. I had a short chat … Continue reading
Posted in bill, katie
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De-structions
When my son Bill started school, he entered first grade with a teacher who ended up fired as she was an alcoholic. Not a good start, but it made it logical that he had trouble reading. As he progressed through … Continue reading
Posted in bill, quilting
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Stories I remember: Skateboards and Unicycles
The local paper wrote about kids who were “long boarding” down some of our very steep streets, ignoring cross streets and in general endangering themselves or others. It’s a $79 fine if caught. My son had a skate board when … Continue reading
remembering June, anticipating July
Sailing season is back. Sea is happy to be back on the water. I am happy to see my son once a week as he enters through the back door and grabs his “performance enhancing” snickerdoodle and gets ready for … Continue reading
Where are they now?
I saw a teddy bear lying on the side of the road. All the way to my appointment I thought about that bear. What child lost it? How did it get on the side of the road which was a … Continue reading
it’s all about the stockings….
I guess it is as good a time as any to write about Christmas. My first memory of the big day was a Christmas eve when we were visiting my mother’s parents… my grand parents. I did not see them … Continue reading
The Ides of August
It’s Sunday which is my usual time to write a blog entry and send it to my daughter who reviews it and loads it onto Otterlanding with appropriate pictures from my Picasa site. She edits what I have written if … Continue reading
connections part 3
Raising children is a career in itself. I am amazed at the young women today who have children and a career as well. It is hard work. With four kids very close in age, we never totally got out of … Continue reading
Otter Landing Regatta 2010
Otter Landing Regatta 2010 Lake Whatcom Sailing Association MC Scow Fleet 84 Bellingham WA June 26-27 From the north and the south, they brought forth their scows, to race on a lake, with nary a break. Skippers and crew, some … Continue reading
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