Interrelativity

Category: Family and Friends

  • A Duct Tape Solution to Videogame Addiction

    Evan had some friend over last week while Amy was trying to rest.  They were loudly enjoying their video games, and after admonishing them once to keep quiet, I told them they would have to go outside to play (it being a beautiful, sunny afternoon with temperatures around 75 degrees F).  They pleaded with me…

  • Cancer Counterinsurgency Update

    Thanks to all who have expressed their concern and support as Amy progresses through her cancer treatment.  For the benefit of those who are interested in following her progress, but who may be, er, somewhat less interested in other topics I post about, I decided to add a new category: Cancer Counterinsurgency (and added a…

  • Rules of the Roadgames

    I was driving Evan and Jake in to their basketball camp several mornings this past week, and they played some interesting games during the rides.  What struck me most about these games was the elasticity of the rules, and the fact that negotiating the rules consumed at least as much time as playing the games…

  • Anal Cancer: A Real Pain in the Butt

    I decided to use a subtitle with a bit of humor, as laughter will be increasingly important over the next few months. On May 18, Amy had surgery to repair a rectocele, which also involved draining a fistula.  A routine biopsy revealed an unexpected and unwelcome result: carcinoma in situ, or "non-invasive" anal cancer.  We…

  • Amy’s Back from Nephew Jack’s

    Amy is back home, after spending four days with her sister and brother-in-law, Julie and Jim, and helping them care for their new baby, Jack, born on October 18. As is always the case when she goes away, her absence helped me appreciate all the more everything she does here to care of this family.…

  • A Visit with Captain Tom

    Tom, our friend, former neighbor and United Airlines pilot, had a 24-hour layover at SeaTac, and came out to visit us. It was great to catch up with him and get an update on our old ‘hood. Given that Evan was airborne recently (during his scooter accident), it seemed appropriate that we take a photo…

  • The Cast is Dyed

    Well, one cast is dyed (pink), the other is a “natural” color. Meg broke her left wrist playing soccer four weeks ago; Evan broke his left wrist riding on his scooter four days ago. Meg was able to resume soccer after about a week (we wrap up the cast with a towel and athletic tape,…

  • A Reptilian Birthday

    We had 9 boys over for Evan’s 9th Birthday Party on Saturday. The highlight of the party was Scott Petersen, The Reptile Man, who brought a frog (the most difficult of all the animals catch), a lizard (who provided pieces of an old layer of skin as “gift bags”), a tortoise (who gave rides to…