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Sarah made this at school, with the photographic help of Mrs. G.:



And I made this one last night, though my camera thinks I made it this morning, since I didn't reset it for standard time:



"Tragedy and Comedy"

That describes Sarah these days. Sometimes she's funny and affectionate, and sometimes she tells me I'm a bad daddy and her birth daddy took better care of her. I can take some consolation, though. Cathy says when they were driving back from the store, Sarah claimed that I am her favorite. Love the one you're not with, I guess. She was pretty sad last night, crying and not wanting to tell us why. It turned out to be China nostalgia again.

In other news, a small amount of snow and a respectable coat of ice underneath have been making getting around something that takes a little bit more thought, because you never know where the patch of ice will be. The replacement key clip for the treadmill arrived (since it cost $3, and shipping was $13, I ordered two), and I took a faux-walk one day this week. This morning I took a regular tramp around the sidewalks of the vicinity. When we were looking for a house here, I rejected a couple of nice candidates on corner lots because I didn't want to do all that shoveling every time it snowed. I noted today that the normal solution to the problem seems to be just ignoring the whole thing, and as a result, I had to keep watching my step lest I have one of those unanticipated sliding moments that make for a permanent reminder of a short walk.

Afternoons have taken on a predictable pattern. Most days, we can't go to Traigh's house because they have to go shopping or to grandma's, so we come here and Sarah has me play Mario games while she watches. She also takes a controller from time to time, and is developing these highly useful skills. I'm thinking of surprising her today with a trip to a bowling alley.
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My friend Randy has had this radio show for, like, the last 30 years. He's been on different stations, and sometimes there's been a hiatus, but it's always "Excursions." Presently, the show airs on KRFC in Fort Collins, Colorado, streamed (just use the link on that page) from 11pm to 1am (Eastern) every Saturday night. It's a terrifyingly eclectic mix of stuff, generally with a theme of some sort, and with Randy and Torger madly spinning disks like that guy on the Ed Sullivan show.

I mention it now because Mike Baron will be guesting with the guys this weekend. I don't know if they will have him saying much or not. Usually, they let the music speak for itself, breaking in every 20 minutes or so to identify what they just played. Fans of Mike, though, might find something entertaining in the show from the creator of "Nexus" and other comics. I guess now I should say "classic comics," since they came out somewhat before my dotage.
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