Monthly Archives: April, 2006
IBS
In the notorious tribble episode of Star Trek, there is a scene where Captain Kirk pries open a door above his head, and a deluge of tribbles come cascading out on top of him. Since I found out about the death of Russ, I feel like the same thing has happened inside my brain. A …
RIP Russ Truber
In this entry I am going to take a break from my usual tone. Monday, I found out a man who made a major impact on my life has died. http://www.reviewjournal.com/obituaries/individual_display.jsp?obitID=4604109 Today I’d like to write about him. I first met Russ when I was a freshman in college at the University of Wisconsin in …
It’s Creepy and It’s Kooky
he Croatians in my family have a weird connection with death. Once my grandmother and my father both had a dream about my grandmother’s sister Anne. My grandmother dreamt that Anne’s hair was the same strawberry blonde color that it had been during her childhood. My father dreamt that Anne’s hair was down, and she …
Why Haven’t I Been Smote Yet?
If you ever sit next to me in church….I’d recommend getting in good shape beforehand. You are going to need to have good reflexes to dodge the bolts of lightning that I inevitably invite with the comments I make. Case in point Holy Week 2 years ago. I wound up in the emergency room by …
D.C. al Fine 