Monthly Archives: December 2010

– 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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →