The Scholarly Lecture: How to Stand and Deliver # "Once upon a very long time ago, educated people studied rhetoric and oratory. When they spoke, people listened. There are remnants of oratory even in our own time. You may not have … Continue reading →

October 21 2003 was Ian’s second birthday. Grandpa and Grandma Hughes were here to celebrate and we invited some friends for the party. Earlier in the afternoon, we took him to a photographer and had these pictures taken. —–

Five Pictures of Ian on His Second Birthday # I have Ian’s five pictures in a story. There are a couple of hundred k of pictures at that link. Pictures of a 2 Year Old Ian # I’ll try to get a … Continue reading →

A Brief Update Before I Collapse # I’m back from My Mother’s house in Texas. [I have never lived there, so that is why I refer to it that way. Mom and Dad moved from Kansas the Summer after I graduated … Continue reading →

Excuse the Outage # My Mother was in a bad home accident 10/30. We didn’t find out until 11/9 and then only because got a call from one of her neighbors. Sigh. She was steadying a ladder (she is 74!) so … Continue reading →

A Certain Two Year Old # We got the pictures of Ian back from the photographer. I’m beyond biased so I think they’re great. Having said that, they are pretty darn good. I will post them as soon as I get … Continue reading →

Ian on iSight # Audrey and Ian are at the Geological Society of America meetings. Well, Audrey is, Ian is staying with Grandma at his Great-Aunt’s house. The underlying reason for buying two iSight cameras was to do this: Our first … Continue reading →