A packed church at my father-in-law’s memorial service today — there were hundreds of people in attendance. Ron was tremendously appreciated by his community. Appreciated and very much loved. More soon, I imagine. For now, we’re getting ready to head up to San Francisco for our midnight flight (with thanks to Jed for driving, as […]
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Moved from Jed’s place to a hotel in Los Gatos, more convenient for meeting up with Kevin’s family and for the memorial tomorrow. The Los Gatos Lodge has opened up their restaurant again for dinner, Tues – Sat, so that’s nice (it was closed during the pandemic). Although I think we won’t take advantage of
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Sigh. Flight to CA for Kevin’s dad’s memorial delayed two hours so far. At least I packed enough blankets in our backpacks so I could build my tired babies a little nest.
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Managed to get up and dressed and straighten up a little bit and go into campus to teach, but oh, I am very tired. Some of it is jet lag; I got about six hours sleep last night, and it always takes a bit to just adjust to a time change. Some of it just
At SFO, waiting to board. Clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl for the road…
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Random comfort food and drink from the last week. We had Thai a couple of times, which somehow just felt like the right balance of delicious, comforting, and not too heavy. Massaman chicken, pork basil. And last night, I had a drink called “Some Like It Hot,” which includes tequila, lime juice, pineapple, agav e,
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Feeling grateful for the existence of 24-hr diners.
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It’s going to take me a long time, I think, to fully integrate all my thoughts from the Pakistan trip. I didn’t expect that. I’ve been to India, after all — to Agra and Delhi, to Chennai and Kodaikanal — and of course to Sri Lanka many times; I think I’d been assuming that Pakistan
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You thought I was done with the Pakistan trip photos, but there will be at least a few more, or at least a few related posts. I took this frozen Saffron Road biryani in for lunch at work the other day. While it was probably a better lunch option than many I could have had,
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