And We’re Back I was back in the office today, after eight lovely days away. The weather was great, and we did lots of fun stuff (beaches, Busch Gardens, the pool at my mom’s place, touring, touring and touring), but I realized upon our return that all of that was incidental to the real reason […]

We Arrive In Florida After a good many hours in cars, planes, trams, cars, and the like, we have arrived in Bradenton. David is shown here having a very coool time in the warm, warm weather. Enough sub-arctic temps for us. Mom and John have already shown us a great time; they have a beautiful […]

Certifiable G-g-g-good Time? This column by The Union Leader’s John Harrigan, “Ice fishing, a sport for the certifiable,” got me thinking about fun, frozen winter days down on Bad Luck Pond with Ed and company … and I realized that I haven’t been ice fishing at all this year. In fact, it’s been a long […]

Good Grief… Charlie Brown … Christian or existentialist? Child of God or abandoned by the universe? Nathan Radke examines the existential Charlie Brown in Philosophy Today. After reading the essay, I’m not convinced that this was what Schultz was going for … then again, when Radke quotes Sartre on how comforting it would be not […]

Ancient Cities, Lost Tombs and Particle Physics It’s long been a mystery what type of government ruled Teotihuacan, a massive, ancient city in what is now Mexico. The name means City of the Gods and was bestowed on it by the Aztecs, who discovered it long after its fall. Now scientists figure they can peer […]

Answered Prayer? Ask for fine weather and you get it! Even though I spent most of the day in front of a computer deep in the bunker in Hudson, Kristen and David had a nice walk to the library, and I got home early enough for a quick run before the light went. Felt good […]

Dratted Cold! All right, it was a bit warmer than sub-arctic today, but still not that balmy mid-twenties sort of weather that makes a walk in the woods or up a mountain with a toddler tolerable. As were all going a bit stir crazy, the only good alternative after church was to put the baby-pack […]