Parker old times: October 2008

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Mystery on 9th Street

For some unknown reason, leaves mysteriously appeared this afternoon in a straight line in front of Sauer's and our house.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Friday, October 17, 2008

Perhaps for the first time in my life, it did not happen.From the time I could read, I was aware of the daily newspaper.In junior high, I had a newspaper route.Today, no paper came.Yesterday I concluded that soy ink and pulp were no longer necessary as a means of information transfer.It is a profound feeling of a moment that I understand is part of the end of news distribution that begain in this country with the publication of Publik Occurances in 1620.Today it ended for me.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Jack is unimpressed with the third presidential debate

still, he is watching

Monday, October 13, 2008

To see ourselves as others see us

Here is a 12 year-old boy from Korea -- halfway around the world and staying with strangers.

Ricky is showing him Guitar Hero. In the first game, Ji-Hoon beat Ricky. Ji-Hoon had never played before. He also beat Ricky at chess with little apparent effort.

He loves our cat Jack. Pets are nearly unknown in Korea due to its populations density. He is awed by the size of houses here. He had never seen Rice Krispies before. During the night, he was up several times. perhaps excited, perhaps his internal clock being off. Wandered into Ricky's room several times during the night to chat with Ricky. Ricky is being a good sport about it. Today our guests go to the Columbia Gorge. Tonight a pot luck at school.