Apr
05
Oh! What a wonderful night it was!
Rainier is in town. He’s giving at paper at the National Association for Ethnic Studies Conference this afternoon, but last night he was free for dinner.
Through the rain and lightning and terrible traffic, John and I drove into the center of Atlanta to meet him. I had made reservations [...]
Feb
07
I saw Nicolette when I was up in New England in the fall.
Now she’s dead.
I don’t know any details beyond that her neighbor found Nicolette (also known as Kate) in a pool of blood in her apartment.
Our mutual friend Jenn called me from work; we had both been talking with Nikky a lot [...]
Nov
19
Earthrise and Earthset over the Moon - wow.
These high definition pictures were released November 12, 2007 by the Japanese space agency JAXA.
The images were taken by the SELENE probe as it orbited the Moon at a distance of about 62 miles (100 km). These are the world’s first HD images of the Earth [...]
Nov
17
The school photographs are in!
Here’s Ben’s Fall 2007 second grade school photo:
And here’s his class (yes, he adores his teacher):
Bigger versions are available at my photo gallery.
Oct
29
I like to read the Free Will Astrology reports. I have to post this week’s forecast because of the Halloween costume suggestions.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
For all we know, in your past life you were a virgin who was thrown into a volcano to appease a fire deity. But whether or not that’s an actual fact, [...]
Oct
06
It was truly a lovely wedding.
Aletta looked radiant, Matt was clearly nervous but very happy.
Everything went smoothly, everyone had a great time.
It brought tears to my eyes to look around the room and to see so many people that I love.
I am a bit sentimental, I’ll admit. Seeing the pride and [...]
Oct
02
I can’t write any more tonight, but I did set up the wedding photo album.
Caption suggestions are welcome (grin).
I’ll write all about the actual event as soon as I can.