Author Archives: fustianist

Sydney watched Katherine last night as she tried to climb over the storage-bin tower we’d constructed in front of the cat food.  “By the end of the week she’ll be climbing onto the bins, and then we’re really going to … Continue reading →

I took Katherine in for her one-year checkup today.  Healthy as a horse, as if we didn’t know.  I love that our doctor has four kids; although, technically, the parents’ not sleeping because baby’s teething is not a medical issue, … Continue reading →

Today we had a great day.  Sydney and Milton went out for brunch at Thai Cuisine and tasted delicious and unusual dishes, one after another.  I stayed home with Katherine while she napped, enjoying some quiet time in which to … Continue reading →

Everything about Katherine these days is about a strong-willed little personality on the move.  Which means that pictures rarely capture the girl we know.  So, though these are not the traditional portrait pose, they’re true to life. Erin

I’m sitting in my carrel on the third floor of the library, hunting footnote after footnote.  Miss Katherine’s increasing mobility has made it harder to work in the house, so we’ve taken to going to campus for much of our … Continue reading →

I had a number of students in my class using ‘however’ and ‘therefore’ as conjunctions and this was starting to grate on me, so yesterday I gave them a mini-lecture on the matter. I started out by putting ‘but’ and … Continue reading →

I just came across the word “vomitrocious” in my stack of student papers.  I don’t know whether to be relieved or dismayed that other problems took higher priority when I was writing up comments for the paper. Erin

On the evening of Good Friday five years ago I was baptized in St. John’s Episcopal Church in New Haven.  On the morning of Good Friday one year ago Katherine was born. I know that both of these events have … Continue reading →

In the past two weeks Sydney and I have bought three sets of plane tickets . . . and we’re not done yet. We’ll see whether or not this turns out to be a good idea, but I signed up … Continue reading →