Archie was captured playing the violin at one of the kids exhibits at Picnic with the Pops at Ivy Tech Community College. After Amy played with the Community Band, we skipped the fireworks in favor of a drive-in double feature at the Starlite.
Closing Open Tabs
My blogging routine continues to flounder in the wake of the opened throttle on my dissertation planning. Small steps will get me back on track, and so I present another cheap attempt to feel productive—a list of all of the browser tabs I currently have open.
Just trying to fit in.
In a pretend world of superhero babies who like to be tickled by swords, fights between Marvel Universe and DC Universe and the whole galaxy of Star Wars, sometimes I have a hard time fitting into my kids’ games.
Today the boys invited me to join them- I had heard many mentions of “evil underworld Atlantis” [...]
Conversations of Olympian Proportions
Carter and I have been enjoying Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, which has spurred several interesting conversations, ranging from logistics of godly love affairs to matters of Heaven and Hell. Archie, as always, is listening more than I realize, and working to assimilate the cast of heroes, gods and beasts into his [...]
Not Richard Dawkins
Stolen identity is not uncommon in the online world. The microblogging darling Twitter was not immune, with people spoofing tweets for everyone from Bill Gates to George Bush. Now, it is atheist Richard Dawkins’ turn.
Aliens and Father’s Day
The boys worked up a “screenplay” for Father’s day this year. Their accounts differ somewhat. Here’s Archie’s:
Well, We’re in Power Ranger suits. We have them hooked on to grappnals right on my tummy. Our mom was chasing I jumped on her back. Carter got knocked out. When Carter wakes up, I jump on Mom’s back [...]
Dissertating
I’m ready to be a doctor. Mentally ready, that is. There are a few little things like qualifying exams and dissertation, wrapped in various strands of red tape, that are currently preventing me from saying grad school is done.