Monthly Archives: December 2008

… just as the first snowflakes are starting to fall. We’ve been amazingly fortunate in our travels this season. It seems that pretty much every time we drove somewhere, a snowstorm had just come through the region and another one … Continue reading →

Today Sydney and I got up early and were on the road by 7am.  We drove from Dayton to Pittsburgh by noon.  Good weather all the way!  Then Sydney took off on roads in the city and surprised me with … Continue reading →

We left Iowa early this morning so as to get to Philadelphia in time for a conference. The driving was pretty eery. For the first several hours at least we were basically alone on the wide interstates. That might have … Continue reading →

For new parents and those expecting to be parents soon, read the anecdotes here in case you’re not sufficiently worried yet. What do you think the possibilities are of keeping everything that is flammable, sharp-edged, or very hard out of … Continue reading →

It’s about -5 degrees here in Iowa, with windchills around -25.  Now I remember why I never get to show Sydney much of my hometown when we visit for Christmas . . . We’ve been here almost a week, and … Continue reading →

As Sydney and I drove through Chicago yesterday and noticed huge, sprawling suburbs on both sides of the road.  I’d say the average house had 4,000 square feet and was approximately five years old.  We were cracking jokes about the … Continue reading →

After a stop with friends in Ohio, we spent Sunday with David and Lisa and their three boys: Andrew, Jonathan, and Benjamin.  Sydney seemed to have fun with Benjamin (yes, folks, that’s a smile!), and Benjamin was veeeery happy to … Continue reading →

Sydney and I got to St. Bonaventure before 10 this morning and spent the day in the library.  I have to say, it’s nice to be in a library that’s not really crowded, as Cornell’s libraries seem to be (particularly … Continue reading →