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Overheard in our house

As I try to hum while rocking Katherine to sleep.  And as she periodically uses me as a trampoline: “Hmmmm, mmmmm, HUGH, hmmmmmm, hmm, hmm, HUGH” * * * As I try to read her a some Greek myths from … Continue reading

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Conferences

I’ve decided that academic conferences are an even stranger breed of get-together than the cocktail party.  I happened to know or know of a number of people at the one this weekend, but they didn’t always know me (I was … Continue reading

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Detroit farming?

Maybe Detroit has some possibilities after all — see this interesting piece from Newgeography.com. Sydney

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Home again

Although we spent an hour stuck in traffic in Montreal we made it home by eight last night.  Katherine gave us pretty decent sleep, so we’re gearing up to tackle the next things on our schedule this fall–and don’t worry: … Continue reading

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Grateful

Lack of sleep notwithstanding, I did make it through my talk yesterday and it went perfectly well.  Although I had struggled to nail down a point of interpretation for myself all week, the fact that I was drawing on my … Continue reading

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Wow. What a start.

We thought we’d been slowly working on improving Katherine’s sleep habits after they took a nosedive about a month ago (due, our doctor said, most likely to growth spurt, developmental changes, and that sort of thing).  But last night we … Continue reading

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the 7th floor

We arrived in Montreal an hour or so ago. Katherine likes looking out the floor-to-ceiling window and watching the cars drive by below us. She also would clearly like to jump out the window. At some point she’s going to … Continue reading

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Montreal

We’re headed to Montreal for the weekend.  Although I would love to visit the famous botanical gardens and try out my French, I’m afraid I will, most likely, spend my entire stay in one downtown hotel, listening to and giving … Continue reading

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Sydney’s idea of comfort when I start to do a mommy-worry: “Stop worrying.  There may be something to worry about, but there’s no rational reason to worry.” Thanks, Honey.  Very reassuring. Erin

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HR-speak

Anybody know what a “racially visible group” is? Sydney

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