General Neglect; but Photos

I suppose the blog is being so neglected lately because the rest of my life isn't. I'm working quite a bit, every day, and there's lots of activity and legal stuff and presentations to VCs and whatnot. Then, every time we present, it's go back and change everything to be that much more tight for the next one. I've got the photos in my possession. Here's the best one, and it's only a 3x2. The 1200x1200 dpi scan renders it better than the actual photo (click the photo to get the full size). From the left, that's my dad Lothar, his younger brother Hans, older sister Brigitte, and the firstborn, Manfred. Circa 1941, I'd say. All but Manfred are still fine and dandy and now live here in or near the Bay Area. Manfred died in about 1978 when most of the family still lived in Reno. He was a Type 1 diabetic and an alcoholic. Not a good combination. I'll probably get to scanning up the rest tomorrow and will probably do a static page that I can fill in with details so and as family members are able to sort out who's who and report back. Can you...


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Richard Nikoley

I started writing Free The Animal in late 2003 as just a little thing to try. 20 years later, turns out I've written over 5,000 posts. I blog what I wish...from diet, health, lifestyle...to philosophy, politics, social antagonism, adventure travel, expat living, location and time independent—while you sleep— income by geoarbitrage, and food pics. I intended to travel the world "homeless," but the Covidiocy Panicdemic squashed that. I became an American expat living in Thailand. I celebrate the audacity and hubris to live by your own exclusive authority and take your own chances. ... I leave the toilet seat up. Read More

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