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On what was the first nice spring day after we got buried on Monday, I saw lots of parents and kids walking around campus. Were these the ones whose flights had been delayed because of the 18″ of heavy snow … Continue reading →

Sydney’s going away this weekend for an annual Augustine conference. Unfortunately, he can’t really afford the time away from schoolwork, but I’m hoping he’ll enjoy himself, anyway. Unlike most of the population, Sydney actually likes being surrounded by philosophers who … Continue reading →

Like much of the rest of the country, I’m trying to follow the information about the Virginia Tech shooter as it becomes available. But I’ve been so appalled at how the liberal media are handling the story that I barely … Continue reading →

For the first time in history, Sydney and I both wore snow boots to school yesterday, so when we were pushing the car, trudging along unploughed road, and whatnot, we weren’t having to do it in dress shoes. Mom, I’m … Continue reading →

4 hours one way. Okay, not normally. Just when there’s a foot of really wet snow and trees all over the road. The landscape really is gorgeous … if only people weren’t so insistent on always getting to places with … Continue reading →

Every sizable tree branch I see has a several-inches-high crest of snow. Considering that we’re surrounded by trees of all kinds, we look out into a beautiful scene. That beauty has us up and out of bed and getting ready … Continue reading →

A number of things have conspired recently to fill our lives with confusion: – It’s the middle of April (Easter’s come and gone) but we’re expecting snow tomorrow. This has some strange effects: by now we’re carrying a heavy burden … Continue reading →

“Time is issued to spinster ladies of wealth in long white ribbons.  These they wind round and round, round and round, assisted by five female servants, a butler, a fine Mexican parrot, regular meals, Mudie’s library, and friends dropping in.” … Continue reading →

Sydney got meal worms in the mail today. Yup, a live shipment of worms. He is worried about the birds that poured into Ithaca when it was warm and now have no bugs to eat once the temperatures dropped. So … Continue reading →

A lovely choice for an odd book award: The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification. Sydney