Author Archives: fustianist

The view to the west from St. Paul’s after a bit of knee exercise: Somebody who matters to Erin apparently put toy boats in this pond as a child (notice the lovely London weather, by the way): One of the … Continue reading →

We apparently walked our feet off yesterday, despite frequent jaunts on the Underground. Today I’m in sneakers and Sydney says his feet are still tender. But we’re finding the walking here a bit interesting: – Since the traffic is on … Continue reading →

While walking through the park just by Buckingham Palace Sydney and I were passed by something like 50 apple-cheeked rugby boys out for a run. We did go to Harrods very quickly last night.  After passing hurriedly through the handbag … Continue reading →

Westminster Abbey: I suppose you should recognize this: And less aesthetically exciting, I suppose, but I find it amusing: Sydney

After a pretty uneventful flight, we arrived  in London early this morning. Sleeping on the overnight flight turned out not to work too well, since there was a group of people travelling together sitting around us who had no intentions … Continue reading →

Highlights of our preparations: – I have complained bitterly about Sydney’s keyboard (the keys feel sticky to me and they’re harder to push than most typewriters), not least because I’m coming from a light-touch laptop.  He, in turn, has complained … Continue reading →

I have spent a long couple of days preparing a teaching application, and I just finished.  Who knew you needed something like 5000 words and almost a hundred pages of attached syllabi, student evaluations, and the like to fill out … Continue reading →

Today Sydney and I took a look at digital cameras.  He needs something with which to take photos of the rare books at Oxford and I, ahem, am having trouble finding places that sell APS film for my camera.  Something … Continue reading →

Today Sydney and I spent quite a lot of time switching computers.  Sydney’s taking my laptop to England, so I am getting a crash course in Linux on his desktop in the few days before he leaves.  But it’s not … Continue reading →

If you think you’re reasonably smart, here’s a simple, little test for you: http://www.philosophersnet.com/games/logic_task.htm. If you feel stupid after taking it, perhaps you can find some comfort in knowing that even logicians do badly at it. Sydney