Horrid Child

Where is that horrid child? Instant sketch by Kiko.

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Past and Present

One night long ago in the 1980’s, on a late summer evening, the babies began to howl. The babies then were Mercy and JM, just two of them. Bud and I were earning our stripes as parents. The babies howled, each one making the other scream more. It was an ear shattering din. “Quick!”, I [...]

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El Katipunero

Uncle Sonny posted a wedding picture of my grandparents, Lolo Paquito and Lola Mercy on his blog. That may not seem unusual, except for our exceptional circumstances. All my mother’s family pictures were destroyed in World War II, and this one made it’s way back through a cousin. Thanks to digital photography and [...]

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October Evening

This is my tonight’s dispatch to the world. I am writing in my blog and listening to Josh Groban. I think he has a perfect voice. Bud is still working (downstairs in his home office – a 17 step commute from the dining room table), and all the kids are watching Heroes.
We had the famous [...]

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Pray for Jessie

Please visit this website and add Jessie to your prayers. She’s a lovely little girl, 9 years old, and is a leukemia patient. She is a friend of a friend. I’ve been following her mother’s blog for more than a year now, and am one of those unseen friends who track her progress and [...]

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