Monthly Archives: September 2011

I’m trying not to have a sense of doom about our flight back to England this evening.  Nathaniel has some tummy trouble that has had him up and yelling and fussing for long stretches over the last few days–particularly in … Continue reading →

Erin

My brother, Adam, and I took Katherine to a nearby play center the other day.  Adam and I both carried cameras (and, as you can see below, we took pictures all while she played), but most of the pictures still … Continue reading →

Here’s an interesting paper by researchers who modelled the behaviour of a two-party or coalition parliament and showed that such a parliament is most effective (in terms of number of laws passed and social welfare achieved) if a certain proportion … Continue reading →

Here’s an example of what Katherine and Nathaniel have to look forward to: http://www.newappsblog.com/2011/09/are-children-intuitive-mathematical-platonists-.html. I can’t wait.

Many thanks for the good wishes and congratulations.  I had a great day yesterday.  My advisors were warm and encouraging throughout the defense, I really benefited from hearing them articulate my arguments and lay out how they saw the pieces … Continue reading →

Erin tells me the exam went really well. All the more impressive, considering our two lovely children determined to hijack our careers.

This morning Christi made me breakfast (yes, she’s really that nice) and then we headed out for an early hike at Treman.  It was great to be hiking familiar territory, and my legs appreciated the stretch.  I had lunch with … Continue reading →

My Ithaca visit is going extremely well.  Although Nathaniel sabotaged our sleep last night (keeping all three adults up: quite a feat!) and we had to leave the house by 4:30am, everything else has gone amazingly smoothly.  On my first … Continue reading →

I leave in the wee hours tomorrow morning for Ithaca.  I’ll be there Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (the defense is Friday morning), and I return early on Saturday morning.  Mom and Dad seem prepared for the kids, though I know … Continue reading →