Archive for March, 2007

Feline Trouble

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

Biggs disappeared sometime around the New Year. He had an infected cut behind his ear. Xy treated it with peroxide, but we fear the worst. Shortly thereafter a new cat started hanging around. We call her the Crybaby because she cried a lot at first. But soon she joined our household and seemed to fit [...]

Dr. Homan Goes to Washington

Monday, March 5th, 2007

I’m proud of my neighbor, co-worker and friend Michael Homan, who will testify before the US Senate on Wednesday. Go man go.

One Year Ago Today

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

Occasionally a single photograph captures the essence of a time and place, the zeitgeist as it were. click to enlarge

Secret Admirer

Friday, March 2nd, 2007

Xy has a secret admirer. She found this letter in her purse yesterday. click to enlarge Note that she teaches 6th grade, so this isn’t from one of her students.

Overrun

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Even though the renovation of our house is taking a lot longer than expected, we’ve felt very fortunate for a number of reasons. We had adequate insurance that actually paid a reasonable amount in a timely fashion. Plus we’re able to live in the part of our house that wasn’t flooded. Yes, the renovation is [...]