When I left Maine I brought an ice scraper with me. I wanted to leave it by the door so that I could look at it every day as I left the house. I intended to repeat, "Not today, buddy!" every time I looked at it. In recent months I have lost track of the damned thing. Hope it doesn't snow.

The weather lately has be very nice, if a little bit soggy. It has been cool enough to let us turn off the A/C and open up the house. A lovely breeze blows through and keeps us cool. This morning I complained to my father of the cool weather. I actually felt a bit of a chill. He didn't react well to my complaint. It was 25 degrees up at the farm.

I just got home from the university where I did a very foolish thing. I signed up for a post graduate course in English. I think I am going to pursue my Master's degree in English. Wakana is in favor of it and has been conspiring with Dr. Shreiner, the head of the graduate program at UOG. Shreiner was a student of hers learning Japanese at Liberal Academy. At LA I work with the wife of another member of the faculty who also thinks I should go after a degree. I never had a chance.

You know, I do not make this thread too personal. I don't get into the details of my life with Wakana, don't mention the arguments, the tears and the myriad difficulties two people have when they live together. Still, you should know they are indeed there. And sometimes they get pretty bad. Wakana and I both suffer from depression. We take our happy pills and try to listen to our shrinks but sometimes it gets out of hand. On Saturday she packed up and left. Fortunately she forgot her passport so she couldn't leave the country. Now it has blown over but there is a tension in the air. I am running scared.