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– There are more kinds of soy-based protein products out there than I could have ever imagined.  And many of them are pretty good.  And Ithaca produces at least half of them. – Along similar lines, vegetarianism doesn’t mean rice … Continue reading →

Tonight Katherine and I went to a dinner for my reading group.  I’ve known some of the women in that group for four years, and we’ve covered a lot of ground in our talks about life and theology.  This was … Continue reading →

I need to write two conference papers and rewrite a chapter so that I can submit it for publication. So far, I’ve written one of the conference papers. Erin

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On Saturday evening a bunch of friends from church hosted a barbecue for those of us who are leaving.  Good food, good friends–and a lot of babies.  I don’t usually like to post pictures of other people’s kids (cute as … Continue reading →

Heidi (a frequent commenter here and my best friend since fifth grade) drove up from DC to spend the weekend with us.  It’s been oppressively humid and rather warm, but we managed to make two visits to the Farmer’s Market, … Continue reading →

I think we reached a major milestone today: Katherine’s wooden blocks were scattered all over the room, but, as you can see below, they no longer are. All but two of them are in the trailer in which they belong. … Continue reading →

Sydney’s had a very busy week, with a slew of grading and conferences with students, followed by a weekend conference at Cornell in which he’s making a presentation.  As Katherine and I have been making our own fun without him, … Continue reading →

After what seemed like a long winter of keeping Katherine inside, we’re now showing her a bit more of the world outside.  Since the chickens have taken over the lawn outside our door, we roam a bit farther for our … Continue reading →

A Bar-tailed Godwit with an implanted satellite transmitter was tracked flying nonstop from Alaska to New Zealand. It flew 7,250 miles over eight days with no food, water, or sleep. How something this size can store enough energy for such … Continue reading →