Author Archives: fustianist

Sydney and I have been relatively quiet here in part because I think we might actually be getting some work done.  He has been doing much cooking (borscht, bread, pumpkin pasta, and other delicious things) and I just pulled off … Continue reading →

From the University of Oxford Gazette, one of the many oddities in these parts:

One thing I do enjoy about job hunting is the surprise you get upon learning something truly interesting as you research potential colleges and locations.  For example, last year I learned a great deal more about Idaho than I knew … Continue reading →

Although we’re glad that we are starting to be able to communicate with Katherine we’re less thrilled about the burgeoning toddler temper tantrums.  “Oh noooooo” is a common reaction to new food, familiar food, moving something out of the way, … Continue reading →

We think Katherine may finally be starting to realize that she is going to need to talk to us to get us to do what she wants.  Thus far she’s been relying pretty heavily on physical signs: climbing onto the … Continue reading →

We’ve been experimenting with getting our food from a number of different places recently.  We make regular runs to the grocery store nearby (Tesco: fine, but not fantastic), we’ve gotten a big delivery from another, bigger grocery (Waitrose: quite nice, … Continue reading →

He looked up from one form to confirm, “Our current marriage started on the 14th of August, 2005.” “Our current marriage???” “That’s what it asked me!  It also wants to know when it ended.” Erin

The front room (where Katherine and I wave to the people walking and bicycling to work and class) The kitchen, with all those knobs and buttons within Katherine’s reach. Up the winding stairs to the bed and bath.  Katherine’s pretty … Continue reading →

who designed the child lock on my new washing machine: – Yes, setting the lock means that my child cannot change the program by pushing the buttons.  Congratulations.  However: – By making the display flash when the child lock is … Continue reading →

that I would ever be in a church singing — or, rather, standing in stunned silence while everyone else is singing — “God is fab and he’s my mate”? If this is the intellectual calibre of the hymnody around the … Continue reading →