I don’t mean to brag, but…

I made this: With my own two hands and my abbreviated version of a workshop: The key item here is that little wooden box on the bottom shelf that contains a pocket-hole jig (thanks, Dad). I started out trying to do the hammer and nail thing, but that’s crap, man. Pocket holes are where it’s [...]

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Prodigy

Our child reads at 2 1/2 years of age. Ok, of course she doesn’t read, but she does do a fair job of following along with her new favorite story about Pete the Cat (thanks to The O’Zee for introducing us to Pete the Cat, and thanks to Mamaw for the books!). I love this [...]

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Month 31

Hey, Nuala, Sorry for skipping right over that 30th month. We were busy going back and forth between families for Thanksgiving, and I was a few days away from defending my dissertation and becoming a real live doctor (of philosophy). Excuses, excuses, I know. I think I’ve said this before on many occasions, but it [...]

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Merry Christmas!

Spouse and I are taking off in a different direction with gifts this year. Everyone in our family is lucky enough to have pretty much everything we need, and what we need and don’t have, we’re better off buying for ourselves. So we’ve substituted charitable donations for family gifts. This year, our pick is Remote [...]

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Oh, hello there

You know what would be nice? If I started writing here again on a regular basis so in the future I might have some reasonable idea of what my life was like in the year 2011. Or 2012, since it’s just around corner. To sum up, I’d say “holy shit” about the year 2011. If [...]

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The week in review

In no particular order: I got sick. Lots of snot, lots of “woe is me” every time I have to bend down to pick something up and feel the aforementioned snot oozing and pressing against the front of my skull. I’ve run every day since Thanksgiving except for the Sunday we drove back down after [...]

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Back home?

Last week I suffered bouts of complete disorientation. We’re talking one step beyond forgetting if I was in South Bend, Bowling Green, or Owensboro. Diving back into our hometown of the last eight years after three months away, I jumbled everything together: is that sushi place around the corner or across town? Or wait, does [...]

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Ph.Done.

I don’t know that dissertation defenses are supposed to be as enjoyable as mine was yesterday. For an hour and a half, I had a great conversation about my work with those four guys. We talked big ideas, little ideas, joked, and generally had a great time. I suspected my advisor (far left) wouldn’t let [...]

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Oops.

Looks like I forgot to commemorate Nuala’s 30-month birthday. I also forgot to pack a coat for a trip to South Bend in early December. Let’s hope I’m just unconsciously conserving all my mental powers for my defense this afternoon.

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