Hello Parents, How are you guys doing? Everything is going pretty well here. I really enjoyed the visit from Debbie. We had a really good time, did a lot of resting and went to a few small parties. On Sunday we went to the Hard Rock Cafe to celebrate her birthday. The food was good […]
On one of our earliest canoeing trips together, Adam and I beached ourselves on a rocky ledge in the middle of the Moose River. What to do? Adam narrates his generous version of the story.
Mike, As I was leaving Starbucks this morning, who should I see coming towards me but The Once Proud Dominator, Dominic. We both said “Hi!”, and then I looked down at his right hand. It was swathed in an Ace bandage, and his pinkie finger was strapped to a metal flange. “What did they do […]
Mike, As I was leaving Starbucks this morning, who should I see coming towards me but The Once Proud Dominator, Dominic. We both said “Hi!”, and then I looked down at his right hand. It was swathed in an Ace bandage, and his pinkie finger was strapped to a metal flange. “What did they do […]
Matthew Miller Peabody Hall, Room L323 Dear Matthew: Making good choices is an important part of your job as a college student. On Friday, September 22, 2006 you did not make a good choice by entering a fraternity house that was accepting money for alcohol being served on its premises. It is a violation of […]
Last spring, my application was accepted to go on a study abroad trip to Oaxaca Mexico for the winter term this year (January through mid-March). I would live with a family, take three classes in Latin American Civilisations (fulfilling a graduation requirement for civilisations studies), take a Spanish class, live with a Mexican family, do […]
You all liked that last one so much… . You sometimes see nail guns used as weapons in movies, but it’s a preposterous proposition because the safety, the gizmo which has to be pulled back for the nail to fire, requires great force to retract. If you want to play Mel Gibson in Mad Max […]
As most everyone who reads this blog knows, I tell two types of stories which might be broadly classified as 1. Death, and 2. Why I don’t deserve opposable thumbs. I’m leading off with another how-can-I-still-be-alive tale because I did the death thing last week with that dog story. Every Sunday I make a week’s […]
From yesterday’s Boston Globe
It’s been two years since Tricia and I had visited my parents in Albuquerque, and nobody’s getting any younger. Though the timing was tough — squeezed in between our yearly Maine camping trip and a pilgrimage tour Tricia is leading to Chartres (she’s there now) — we picked the first full week of October both […]
Let’s see…Kate’s off to have her hernia repaired while Emma is home in bed because Saturday, while playing soccer, she had her leg stepped on and broke both bones above the ankle.
Steve Jobs spoke about the iPod, which the market analysts claim is losing its coolness compared to the emerging players: “That’s like saying you don’t want to kiss your lover’s lips because everyone has lips.â€