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Entries from September 4th, 2009

Friday (3)…John Lind, then and now

September 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Aging & dementia, History, John Lind Collection, Photographs

I don’t know how to describe the experience of picking through my parents’ stuff looking for photographs of earlier days, then turning around and visiting with them as they near age 96. My mom is still living at home, with help from my sister, while my father is being cared for in a skilled nursing [...]

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Friday (2)…Friday Felines: The cats of City Feed

September 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Photographs

It’s Feline Friday once again, but today’s photos do not feature any of the eight cats in our household. There’s a story to these two. My father’s bed in the nursing facility is on the third floor next to a window that looks down onto Beretania Street. Almost directly across the street is a small [...]

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Friday…reacting to Gov. Lingle’s surreal webcast

September 4th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Politics

Lingle’s web blast yesterday, timed just before the arbitration hearing with HGEA and on the eve of the Labor Day weekend, reminded me of that old lawyer joke. If you’ve got the law on your side, pound on the law. If you’ve got the facts on your side, pound on the facts. If neither the [...]

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