Wherein I return to the fold

Now that I’ve upgraded to WordPress 2.0 for the iPhone, I might as well use it to post something.
Today was devoted to the leaves. We seem to have about twice as many trees in our backyard as anyone else in the neighorhood. Because I’m such a softy, and don’t require my daughters to help me [...]

Wherein I lament the deaccessionary process

Why do I think that [with] every book that I throw/give away, I become a less interesting person?
As the Wife and I are both recovering academics, we have a lot of books between us. Since we’ve moved back to Indiana, a concerted effort has been made to cull the things that we really don’t want. [...]

Wherein I unnecessarily quote Newton

Penelope Trunk’s most recent post is a real kick-in-the-pants to those of who have not found a “point” to our blogs. The question is: do you start a blog with a focus in mind, not knowing whether that topic is broad enough to sustain a compelling blog over the long haul, or do you just [...]

Starting the engine

As the seasons change, it quickly becomes apparent that Indiana should be in the Central Time Zone. I can only imagine what my girls will remember 20 years hence about getting up in the pitch black every morning to get to school. We leave the house at 7:15, which should really be 6:15. By the [...]

Welcome back, my friends

“Another job that you hope at last/ Will make your future forget your past.”
Let’s see if I can make this work. It’s been a whirlwind year at PQV headquarters: a couple of moves, lots of fun, a couple of tears, and here I am back in Indiana. As I turn the key on the door [...]

Yet another Sign-Off

I realize that this blog hasn’t been going for that long. But real life caught up with me and kicked me around a bit. But, like Jacob wrestling with the angel, I came out of it with only minor injuries.
I also discovered Facebook, which, to be frank, was much more interesting than me blogging about being unemployed. I [...]

Black and Blue

The Wife and I journeyed to West Lafayette last night to see the comedian Lewis Black at Elliott Hall, a massive, 6,000-seat proscenium theatre. He was as good as you would think he would be, which is to say, very good. Having come up by touring the college ranks, his local humor (about Purdue, Boilermakers, [...]