Category: Personal
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If you’re not connected to your heritage, you are whoever you decide to be
Who am I, really? My heritage leaves me no clues.
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At the top of the generations to come
There was a short-notice memorial service for my Uncle Jack just a few days after he died. Margaret and I rearranged our calendars and made the drive to Michigan to be there. Jack attended a little country church near his home. The place was full of friends and people from the congregation. I was gratified…
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My German language skills were not nearly as dormant as I feared
I was astonished and thrilled that my dormant German skills came roaring back in Germany.
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George Edward (Jack) Frederick, III, 1938-2023
Remembering my favorite uncle, who died today.
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Kurt Ingham
Remembering a longtime commenter and friend of the blog.
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Car dreams
Do you dream about owning particular cars?
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My father was a cabinetmaker
My father made outstanding custom wood furniture.
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When October goes
Remembering Mom through her music.
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PDFs of my books temporarily available
How to get PDF versions of my books that you can look at on your computer.
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Why I take road trips
Here’s why I follow the old roads. It brings me genuine joy!
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Returning to Germany
Memories of Berlin, some of them unpleasant, as I prepare to return to Germany for the first time since 1984.
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Sorting through Mom’s things
Just a little stream of consciousness about what we’ve found while going through Mom’s stuff.