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Off To A Roaring Start

Monday, January 4th, 2010

I am feeling better and better.  My energy level is up, though I still find myself petering out a bit in the afternoons.  I’m generally able to push through it, though, and stay up until a decent bedtime hour.  It’s a different kind of tired, too.  I don’t have the utter mental and physical exhaustion [...]

We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Program

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

To wish my brother a
Happy 41st Birthday!

Traveling Is Exhausting!

Monday, August 17th, 2009

Why didn’t I get the memo?

Seriously, having my parents here is awesome!  Since their arrival last Wednesday we’ve gone to the Wallace Monument, Stirling Castle (both in Stirling), and down to Edinburgh to visit Rosslyn Chapel (which was amazing!) and the Royal Mile (which was packed with wall-to-wall people due to the Fringe [...]

Day Two

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

So my parents arrived yesterday morning. It was funny, because my parents were originally going to drive to the hotel first to see about an early check in and were supposed to call me.  So, I wandered over to the campus to get a cup of coffee and something to eat before moseying my way [...]

The Deed Is Done

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

No, I didn’t stab anyone.  Or commit hari-kari.  Both of which I thought about occasionally, but if I’d acted on either thought I’d either A) be in jail or B) be dead, which means I’d have no internet access and wouldn’t be writing this blog.
The deed is my dissertation.  It’s done.  Complete.  Finish.  It’s not [...]

Dad Has The Final Word…

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

As usual.
Remember the story I told you about my brother jumping off the roof of our one-story house in Louisiana with only a flare parachute?
Remember how my brother contradicted me and told me it was at Ft. Knox and our two-story house?
Well…the referee (aka Dad, Daddy, He Who Has Final Say) has just told me [...]

Family Stories*

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

My brother will probably want to kill me for telling this story, but I’m going to do it anyway. 
My brother was a typical boy – rough and tumble and capable of using his brain to outsmart his opponents.  He used to make me play linebacker during neighborhood pick up football games – mostly [...]

The Fact of the Matter

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

I got a chance to talk with my parents last night – no particular reason for it except that we all managed to be in the same place at the same time.  With my dad I talked about practical matters – finances and what kind of car to buy when I get back to the [...]

The Day After…

Friday, December 26th, 2008

I love the holidays, but they always exhaust me.  Which is kind of funny since I didn’t really do anything to celebrate this year.  I pretty much sat in front of the computer all day, playing online solitaire, and working on a special project to be revealed some time after the new year.
I did get [...]

Tis The Season…

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

As promised, albeit a day later that planned, here are some pictures of my Christmas stuff from my parents.  I’m sorry for the lateness – I spent all weekend feeling absolutely miserable and coughing up some absolutely thrilling yucky stuff, Sunday being worse than Saturday.  Am feeling okay for the moment, though still not without [...]

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