Casa Jonsson

Dave Brubeck came to town in December and I went to hear him. Great concert, and Congregation Beth Yeshurun’s sanctuary was not a bad venue. The first half was the Quartet (Bobby Militello, alto sax; Michael Moore, bass; Randy Jones, drums) playing a set of standards. The guys were all in fine form, Brubeck included. […]

Posted on January 15th, 2007 by Nils
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It’s been a while since we’ve posted. A lot has happened. The baby is eating solids, and trying to crawl. I’m trying to crawl out of bed. :)
I thought I’d share a few glimpses into life at Casa Jonsson. Our three oldest sons have taken after their father as men of deep thought (though our […]

Posted on October 9th, 2006 by Araceli
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It isn’t news to those of you who know Nils and me well: we aren’t pet people. That might be an understatement. We don’t even want a goldfish. I’ve often said I’d rather have another baby than a pet, and I don’t make claims like that lightly.
You pet lovers will be amused to hear that, […]

Posted on July 3rd, 2006 by Araceli
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My application hasn’t been accepted yet, but I’m joining Greg’s No-Hair Club for Men.

The T-shirt is Photoshopped instead of silkscreened, but hey. Maybe I should look into having some of these made as promotional items for the Club …. 

Posted on June 2nd, 2006 by Nils
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I love the deep questions kids ask. Maybe it’s just our kids—although that would surprise me—but in our house when it rains theology, it’s a flash-flood. The imponderable questions start with no warning whatsoever and come spilling out one after another, rapid-fire. One hardly gets a chance to attempt an answer before another two or […]

Posted on April 9th, 2006 by Nils
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The last 3½ weeks have not been the easiest time for Casa Jonsson. During the last weekend of January we were at our kindergartener’s first piano recital when our newborn had what appeared to be some sort of seizure. We spent the next three days in the neonatal ICU ruling out seizures and heart problems […]

Posted on February 21st, 2006 by Nils
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Rita was kind enough to grant the kids and us a full night’s sleep last night—I just woke up. Barring any major rainfall in the next few days it looks like the Houston area was spared real damage this time. Getting back into town may pose a problem for our friends because of the gasoline […]

Posted on September 24th, 2005 by Nils
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It was another full day today working with my father-in-law to cover windows on his house and mine. Now I remember why I play with computers rather than work for a living: I’m sunburned and dead tired.
As we finished up our work this afternoon the breeze got stronger and the sky began to take on […]

Posted on September 23rd, 2005 by Nils
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As it was for many Houstonians, today was a rollercoaster of a day for Casa Jonsson. And several things happened today that have caused me to reappraise what went on in New Orleans in the days before and after Hurricane Katrina struck.

Posted on September 23rd, 2005 by Nils
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I liked living in metropolitan Houston a whole lot better before we warranted international media attention. Enron, Arthur Andersen, Andrea Yates, Katrina, Rita—not the kind of publicity any city needs. (Come to think of it, Katrina was pretty good PR for Houston.)
No, Casa Jonsson isn’t planning to run from the storm. As for me, I’ll […]

Posted on September 21st, 2005 by Nils
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