28 October 2009 – Mortar-fied

From the news room: . . I was thinking about Halloween tonight, a distant echo here, and listening to “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” while  pecking away at this post. Just after, found a good sized bat flying in the breezeway outside my door in the darkness. . Don’t get scared, . David

22 October 2009 – “Dad, do I have to got to work today?” or, “Where is Charles Dickens when you need him.”

. We’re tucked in now, but will reconvene, same place, tomorrow. . David

20 October 2009 – Crackin’ Wise

Today had an easy, guided feel, like driving a good two-track dirt road. It was a holiday, Kenyatta Day, as I mentioned. But the guys preferred to work. We sang the national anthem with putty knives in our hands. . Oh God of all creation Bless this our land and nation Justice be our shield [...]