Monthly Archives: December 2010

A progression

– We find ourselves living in a house with sloped floors.  The one in the main area is obvious, with a clear slope rising up to the kitchen–which was obviously a late addition in this house sometime in its 400-year … Continue reading

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Limits of Cloth Diapers

Yeah, yeah, I know that for a lot of you diapers just mean “gross.”  You don’t need to read this.  Others of you, however, spend a good deal of your time contemplating the best way to keep your kids’ bottoms … Continue reading

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racism at Oxford and paradox

One of the quirks at Merton College is that people with junior research fellowships, e.g., like me, are also members of the College’s Governing Body. As expected, this means that I get to go to long meetings where we talk … Continue reading

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Names

I’ve been reading with some amusement the recent headlines about baby names.  It seems that, as happens a couple of times a year, new stats on baby-name popularity have been released, and that affords people an opportunity to let loose … Continue reading

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The Season

We might be the only county in the United Kingdom not to get nailed with record-making snow and temperatures, but we are enjoying a week of temperatures around zero, some brisk wind, and a light dusting of snow each day.  … Continue reading

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