I was avoiding work by browsing through iTunes today. Though it would be interesting to see what iTunes says my favorite music is. I must admit to being a bit dismayed at the lack of variety in the “regular” music category, but then I remembered that I don’t listen to much music on my iPod, …
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Snow Day!
Colleges rarely have weather-related cancellations. In fact, in the 10 years Sherry and I have been teaching, I think I can count on one hand the number of suprise days off we’ve had. So, one of the unforeseen pleasures of having a teenager in the house for the first time is that we’ve been swept …
What were you doing in 6th grade?
So, yeah, I’m lovin’ it that the Steelers are headed to the Super Bowl for the seventh time. What do I do about it? I stop shaving for a few weeks in a lame “playoff beard” motion. Other than that I make sure I know where my towel is so that I can wave it …
2008 Inauguration Blog
8:45 or so I’m sure that there are going to be many, many moving stories today, stories of men and women for whom today’s transfer of power means much more than just a new executive in the White House. The first one that has moved me this morning is the description of the NPR reporter …
Christmas 2008
I know it’s just about the middle of January, but I’m finally getting my act together in re: photos. I just sprung for the Flickr Pro account, so I must be a pro. At any rate, for the fam out there, I’ve uploaded pics from the two Christmas celebrations we attended. BLTs, you can go …
Ice Bowl 2009
I’ve played in a fair number of Ice Bowls, but today was the snowiest. It was also the first Ice Bowl for me in which I’ve gone absolutely bone dry in the way of prizes. Couldn’t even score a raffle win. The image below might sum up a day that was both frustrating AND fun. …
