A Most Unusual Morning in Las Vegas # Ian‘s first snow at home! Needless to say, he was pretty excited this morning. So were we! —–

Four Years # I would remiss if I did not note that two days ago [the 23rd] marked the fourth anniversary of this particular site [1999/12/23]. Some Observations # After a morning’s worth of adoration by Grandparents. eating and present unwrapping by … Continue reading →

The Calm… # It is mid-afternoon as I write this. I suspect Ian‘s afternoon nap is winding down soon, so there will be scant time for observations here. However (and I should mention ‘if’) you observe this time of year, I … Continue reading →

‘Yeee-haw’ Indeed # I think John looks good in a hood, don’t you? “Now let’s see…, what was I doing before I started that graduate program?” Congratulations, Dr. VanDyk. I don’t know about the Yoyodyne gig, I hear the Hong Kong … Continue reading →

Rough Day Around Here # Today has been rather rocky. Our old Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Keats, made his last trip to see Dr. ‘Liz [our good friend and Keats' Veterinarian] around noon. The fact that it was ‘time’ didn’t make things … Continue reading →

New email… # I tried to send out emails, but it is likely I have missed someone. Probably several someones. Use the same username, just change the back part to cox [.] net —–

Thanks for the Fish # Dave, thanks.

Normalcy… # Two weeks and lots of things have happened in the larger world. You’ve read about them elsewhere and I won’t bother you with them here. The semester is over and things are quite a bit calmer these days. It … Continue reading →

The Winds Die Down… # After some whirlwind graphics prep in support of my favorite Ph.D. student who had a big end of semester presentation today in her Igneous and Metamorphic Tectonic Orogenic Something or Another graduate seminar, things are calm … Continue reading →