A short interlude
While I try to organize my life. Back tomorrow and hope to be on schedule again by next week. Thanks for checking in!
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“I have not passed through fire and death to bandy words with a witless worm!”
At the coffee shop
The summer is winding down, and Jessica and I are at the coffee shop. I have given up any idea that I will get any work done here, because she will want to hang out, which means asking a lot of questions about how things work and watching all of the people. She asks for…
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