Ian Update: Today Ian got his 2 month well baby exam and four vaccinations. Ian is now 23 inches (58.5 cm) long and weighs 12.6 pounds (5,715 g). That is well within ‘normal’, so Ian is apparently doing pretty good … Continue reading →

Thanks Jonas, and congratulations on your two year blog anniversary. I don’t know if any of you have ever been fingerprinted. I had to for the new job. It felt very strange, I realized that in the back of my … Continue reading →

These are the some of the details from the job announcement for the position I have accepted. Note the conspicuous lack of fedoras, bull whips, and golden statuary. Just another example of how Archaeology just ain’t what it used to … Continue reading →

Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the … Continue reading →

The movie of the year. “The heroic and epic film version of The Lord of the Rings brings beauty, awe and excitement back to the big screen.” It is perl’s birthday as well. Happy Birthday to Wade at Whimmydiddle! Fire … Continue reading →

John had a discussion with some grad students about when to start a family. His advice? “It is impossible to overestimate the effect that having a child will have on your life!” I think it is also impossible to describe … Continue reading →

“She [almost] got hit by spaaaace junk“. That Devo song was about Skylab, but what the heck… The Los Angeles Times considered more than 1,200 books for their Best Books of 2001. via Susan I had not noticed the lack … Continue reading →

How We Lost Afghanistan: Fighting Terror on $1 Billion a Month [in the villagevoice] and Michael Moorcock’s Christmas Editorial. Mark excerpts both at wsl, so I will decline to do so. Better yet, wander off on those links… both via … Continue reading →

Winter finally comes to Las Vegas. OK, the Las Vegas area. The metropolitan area is about 4,000 lower than where the snow is falling. HEAVY SNOW WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING ABOVE 6000 FEET Urgent – Winter Weather Message National Weather … Continue reading →

I miss Doug and Erehwon Notebook. Wade at Whimmydiddle on Thomas Friedman’s op-ed column linked here the other day: “[I]t really got me thinking. Are those of my generation really capable of the kind of citizenship and sacrifice that defined … Continue reading →