Collecting

I’ve been collecting the State Collection of Washington Quarters, and I’ve reached the point where I’m going to appeal for help. As you may know, each of these quarters represents one of the 50 states. The quarter is minted at either Philadelphia (P)...

Thanksgiving 2002

Happy Thanksgiving! We spent much of the day at Mom and Dad’s where we carried on the family tradition of eating too much, falling asleep in front of the TV, and playing various games around the dinner table sometime thereafter. Erin, Dad, and Bret broke with...

Health update

I’ll be meeting with Richard Woods, MD a little later this morning where we’ll decide whether the solution to my collapse last Friday morning is (1) to never, under any circumstances, ever pee again or (2) to institute an on-going policy of bed wetting....

Clan assembly

Ye ol’ Davison clan assembled today to celebrate Bret’s birthday. Food, apple pie, goofiness—your regular family get-together, really. Bret also brought down some CAD plans of our house he’s been working on, and I’m was (and am) suitably...

Hanging with Joe & Carol

Joe and Carol came down to visit today, and we had a jolly time hanging out, watching the Beavers pummel the Ducks in the Civil War game, and munching on chips, Jelly Flops, and pizza. Flights of conversational fancy were common, and by the end of the day Carol and...