Reemergion or Reemersion?

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Mark Zeiger

Late last night, our “wind drought” ended. The weak northerlies that have prevailed since December 22nd finally strengthened enough to drive our wind generator and begin to charge our seriously depleted battery bank. This morning, the electric lights are on, the radio news comes from the stereo rather than a crank radio, and the blog is live once again. Continue reading →

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Family Violence Our Way – A Raucous Card Game

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Mark Zeiger

When Beth and Kim came for Christmas, we anticipated playing a raucous card game that Beth had introduced to us years ago. It became a family favorite, and helped fill Mom and Dad’s home with wild laughter the Christmas Mom passed away.

The game no doubt goes by many different names. We know it by the name by which Beth introduced it: Nertz! Continue reading →

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