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Peter Zeimet — The Citroën 2CV Rabbit Hole
Recovered original email from Peter Zeimet. Body preserved verbatim. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0E6j7IdoUA&feature=related – different versions of the double deusch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbZzP_SDexc&feature=related – a 2007 luxury model………it had all the moden conveniences except power windows………….they are FOLD DOWNS…………NOT ROLL DOWNS. THEY DO HAVE HEATERS, STEREOS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND A FAIRLY GOOD TRUNK. THESE LITTLE THINGS AMAZE ME. EVERYTIME WE… Continue reading
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Peter Zeimet — Reno in Freefall, March 2010
Recovered original email. Body preserved verbatim. I hate to say it, but taking a paid time off situation with unemployment here has been quite nice. There really is not much out there. Hopefully it will start to turn around, but for now things have not yet bottomed out. In fact, we are still in freefall.… Continue reading
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Grandma Source: Albert Christensen and the Fuller Family
Recovered family-history source from Peter Zeimet. This is Peter’s family recollection and should be treated as a source account rather than independently verified history. Original email subject: “the albert Christensen is correct (from Denmark)”From: Peter ZeimetDate: March 8, 2010 That was your grandmother Ara Belle’s grandfather. His daughter was Marie Christensen Fuller. (either uncle or… Continue reading
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Jo Zeimet — The Stupid Green Towel and the Family Trunk
Recovered family-history correspondence — March 8, 2010. Original emails from Jo Zeimet. Personal account/login details from the surrounding thread are intentionally omitted. Interesting. I don’t think I have anything to add to mom’s side. Daddy left me a trunk full of stuff on the Zeimets, Ginsbachs, and Steutzmanns… I’ve been trying to figure out who… Continue reading
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Eavesdropping …
I just found this note to myself from my time in the airport at the beginning of the month. The gentleman behind me was talking with the woman sitting next to him and he told her his “full time job is to find happiness everyday.” Maybe it is something we can all aspire to. Continue reading
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Peter Zeimet — Finding Lani’s Childhood Friend Katie
Recovered original email. Body preserved verbatim. Do you remember when I asked if your mother’s address book had a Katie Hawgood in it? Well, quite by accident, I was on Facebook looking for something AND THERE WAS HER NAME. She and your mother were the same exact age and both had Feb. 02 1945 as… Continue reading
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It’s Never Good When They Tell You Help Is On The Way …
Last Monday the gas company came out to replace our meter (why they needed to do this, I don’t know.) So about 15 minutes after the service person arrived he knocked on the door to tell me, “the good news is help is on the way.” When you’re playing with gas, that isn’t necessarily good… Continue reading
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Jo Zeimet — Happy Jumping, Recovery, and Too Many Tomato Seeds
Recovered family correspondence — February 24, 2010. Jo’s first note was short: Tyler’s system reminded me to sponsor today. I’m anonymous… Happy jumping — j I thanked her and asked how she was feeling. Her reply turned into a little recovery update: Mom would always answer, “with my fingers, of course.” Doing pretty well, may… Continue reading
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Conditioned response
It seems Callie (the cat) has been reading up on Psychology between her morning and afternoon naps. She has trained Matt and I to get up and feed her when WAY TO EARLY in the morning when she starts playing tether ball with the lamp (it’s one of those pull chain deals). And if we… Continue reading
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Peter Zeimet — Why the Wringer Washer Stayed
Recovered original email. Body preserved verbatim. and it had been repaired to the point they will not come out again. Whirpool is off the list now for me. The combo was over two grand delivered and the dryer has already malfunctioned, as well. I am NOT spending $1000 a year on washing equipment. It cost… Continue reading
About Me
I started this site so my mom could get news about her grandkids without me having to walk her through the process of trying to open and email attachment several times a week. Since then she has passed away and I’ve fallen off the blog wagon, but I’m inspired to pick it up again now.