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1897: ‘… is almost sure to misunderstand and misunderestimate the significance of the question at hand’ (anonymous, ‘American Diplomacy on the Bosphorus’, The Outlook). 1975: ‘Now in the very earliest years of the eighteenth century it is understandable that, owing … Continue reading →

We got a scary-looking official letter in the mail today.  Sydney has been called for jury duty. I then spent 20 minutes explaining to my Canadian husband why the US government spent such stern language and such effort calling up … Continue reading →

Things are quiet here.  We’re spending lots of time at home, reading on the couch, cooking, playing with the cat.  We will be getting back to more studious habits today, though, since we know that this is just the quiet … Continue reading →

There’s something about our address that makes us difficult to find on some mapping services.  Google gets it right, Yahoo gets it wrong.  That means that it’s taken quite awhile to get the local mail and parcel delivery people to … Continue reading →

Some Protect the Ego by Working on Their Excuses Early Nice to know that researchers are seeing what I’m seeing.  Sad that, in some of the cases I’ve seen, young people set themselves up for a lifetime of this “I’m … Continue reading →

Sydney and I have been home for exactly one week, and I have only today been able to shake off the “nesting” impulses that gripped me the moment we walked in the door.  After unpacking our bags I just kept … Continue reading →

When Sydney and I returned from our 2 1/2-weeks-long travels, he brought what looked like a semi trailer full of stuff in from the car.  And I looked around our apartment and thought, “Oh my goodness.  This place is so … Continue reading →

… just as the first snowflakes are starting to fall. We’ve been amazingly fortunate in our travels this season. It seems that pretty much every time we drove somewhere, a snowstorm had just come through the region and another one … Continue reading →

Today Sydney and I got up early and were on the road by 7am.  We drove from Dayton to Pittsburgh by noon.  Good weather all the way!  Then Sydney took off on roads in the city and surprised me with … Continue reading →