August 3-13, 2023 Update on Lollie the frog not a tadpole nor Lollie the human:             So, while we were out having adventures, the wonderful Ms. Sophy and Mr. Kendall took care of the turtles and the tortoise and the fish and Lollie…and Lollie turned into a frog! Here’s the weird part: Lollie the tadpole…

July 28, 2023 I will have posts about other trips soon, but this is the post I didn’t get done before those trips! And yes, there will be Lollie the frog updates soon!             In the film version of The World According to Garp, and I don’t think it is in the book, but I…

Lollie’s new arm emerged tonight at feeding…Let’s go, Lolliver! So far only two legs, one arm, and a tail…but Lollie is turning into a frog. It is weird and a blessing to see this.

With my Dad I traveled home to Ashland, Oregon to stay with my Dad while my stepmother Paula went to her Women’s Group in Colorado. They have been meeting for 50 years or so, and this trip matters to her, so I wanted to make sure she got to go. Also, amazing women and persons…

Lollie’s Got Legs! July 2023 So, just a few fast facts about Lollie the frog not Lollie the human Update on Lollie

Insulting the Meat: A Harold Story July 2023   When I decided to major in Cultural Anthropology as an undergraduate, it was largely because of a charismatic professor and a desire to avoid the Organic Chemistry course required for Biology majors, but I found solace in Kurt Vonnegut. In my memory, faulty at times, he…

June 22-25, 2023             I’d like to preface this by saying I really, really dislike “The Long and Winding Road” as a song. Not to get into a whole John/Paul Beatles debate, but I never want to hear that song, and I generally skip it, although not with the fanaticism I have for “Julia” and…

April 15, 2023             I first met Lollie the person sometime in my early teaching career at a grading, and I thought she seemed cool.  Lollie the person is a small woman with an enormous heart, with a quirky way of being and dress, stylish but not intimidating. Lollie and I talked about getting my…

The end of the trip is always a sad time for me…but usually I am also happy to get home. This year we never left home, well, except to go to the hardware store, and this year we have a new space to use, so it is a very different trip. Here’s a bunch of…

Days: 9, 10, and 11 (August 9, 10 , 11, 2022? Maybe?) It is getting pretty slow and weird and hot here, but we are still taking steps, trying to move things forward, and using many, many screws. Here’s a shot of sometime I think yesterday: Lessons Learned: Wow, this is hard work, and we…