We’re sending Andrew off to school this morning with a crisp stack of 100 individual emails, thanks, in large part, to a lot of you folks who read this drivel I write. Andrew had a lot of fun reading everyone’s messages, will send out his own “thank you” message to the assembled messengers at some point […]

As I glance into the box here at noon on Thursday, we’ve crossed the half-way point, with 51 emails so far: We saw a huge uptick yesterday, and if we keep it up, we’ll blow past 100 easily, but, at the risk of sounding like a public radio pledge drive, we need YOU to make […]

Okay, friends and family, Andrew needs a little help with a school project. Monday, February 11th, 2008, is the 100th day of school. To commemorate the occasion, the kids in Kindergarten are being asked to bring in one hundred of something. The letter the teacher sent home offered a few suggestions; stuff like puzzle pieces, […]

Widespread outbreak of vaccine-resistant flu in 11 states CDC has found flu affecting most of the country but widespread outbreaks in Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia. Mary, Colleen, and the fact that I just slept for 16 hours straight back this up. And I had the […]

The verdict’s still out on how well the office move is working out…the actual workspace itself isn’t too bad; a little bigger than I had before, and the higher walls I actually kind of like. I’ve got some space now to hang up posters and whatnot should I get motivated to do so – not […]

I took one more day off than the kids did; Colleen, Catherine and I had a reasonably quiet day, and did a little shopping – groceries, spending a couple of gift cards, and drinking expensive coffee while discussing metaphysics and religion. Honestly, that’s what we do. We also upgraded our cellphones – it’s been over […]

The holiday pilgrimage back home is finally over. And it was exhausting. We did, however, see more people (including a couple we haven’t seen in YEARS!) more efficiently than ever before; partially due to a well-timed family holiday party, but mostly due to obsessive planning, organization, and spreadsheets. Anyway, I’m very tired…the day started with […]

After the dress rehearsal for the somewhat half-assed children’s program for Christmas Eve mass last night, while Colleen got the kids to bed, I ran out to the store and picked up some gift bags (nobody really wants to see a present that I wrapped), then we got to the business of wrapping the presents. […]

Since Colleen’s ipod is back in service after disappearing behind something or other in the kitchen for a while, it felt like time for a guest appearance; a little variety in the variety; a window into the mind of the other half of this partnership, if you will. Here’s what the shuffle function on Colleen’s […]

You really ought to watch this. I’m not going to say why you ought to watch this, but… (that keyboard player’s pretty good, though, isn’t he?)