Monthly Archives: January 2010

The lull is over

I was just beginning to revel in the idea of producing major dissertation work this spring . . . but then I got asked to teach a seminar for half of the semester.  Sydney, meanwhile, in addition to teaching his … Continue reading

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A Different Kind of Book Recommendation

Bubble Trouble, by Margaret Mahy, has to be one of the best children’s books I’ve ever read.  How could you not love a book with lines like this: “Oh, what calculated catchwork!  Baby bounced into the patchwork, where his grizzles … Continue reading

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Food, and with a vengeance

Katherine very suddenly and very recently got into food.  She now lunges after our plates and crawls right over if she sees us eating.  I wasn’t terribly impressed with the quantity (2 T?) until today, when she downed two or … Continue reading

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on unmade beds

This BBC piece is music to my ears: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4181629.stm. Sydney

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birdwatching

Despite Katherine deciding that last night would be a perfect night to keep us from sleeping, I got up a couple of hours earlier than usual today and headed out on a birding expedition with a dozen other birdwatchers up … Continue reading

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Record for Posterity

Lest I fail to convey this by other means, Katherine is a delight.  And I say this after a week of teething trouble.  She is, in general, a very active, happy, sturdy little kid.  She loves to run for trouble … Continue reading

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non-isothermic houses

There’s an interesting NYTimes piece about people who choose to live in cold houses. These are people after my own heart. But I fear Erin is less thrilled about this idea. Sydney

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Pleasure reading

Over the semester break I took the opportunity to read some recent fiction.  One good thing about digging around on dozens of English department websites to write appropriately-tailored job application letters is that you also stumble across the names of … Continue reading

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For your amusement

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/technology/17distracted.html?hp I will refrain from comment.  For once. Erin

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Food time

After many weeks of seeing food as a toy (if it’s a piece of apple, one should destroy it with one’s teeth; if it’s mashed food on a spoon, well, forget it–you just dump the food off and play with … Continue reading

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