It is interesting to me to see the ebb and flow of livejournal postings. It is like the weather - sometimes very active, sometimes passive. It seems that this week the journal has been pretty quiet. Perhaps it is an effect of the weather; they were both pretty perky for a while when the sun was shining and favoring us with its magic dance. The ( Read more... )

Well, I have now completed 3.5 round trips to work on my bicycle from my new home. Boy howdy, 4 miles is a lot more than two when most of it is uphill! I am determined to lose the 15 pounds or so that I managed to accumulate due to winter, comfort food and being in love. I think that in a couple more weeks I will have my stamina back and will no ( Read more... )

Here I am, packing again. This time it is my office. Actually, all the packing is done; we are just waiting for the movers. Our office will be moving from the west to the east bank of the mighty Mississippi River. (Don't you just love spelling that word? I must have learned it in first grade, with very few opportunities to use it. Kind of like when ( Read more... )

Just heard from my darling daughter, Lillian. She has been accepted at Cornell as a grad student! Woo hoo! They have offered her funding for up to five years! WOW! I'm kvelling!

In the spirit of technical wizardry, I hereby update my icon yet again.

In the spirit of good sportsmanship, here is my new icon!

Wow - who woulda thought that I'd be moving, yet again? Moved less than a year ago and here I go again! I can't really complain, though. I have a wonderful new house, a lot less stuff than the last 6 moves, and 4 XL boys to lift and carry. My part was quite easy actually. I woke up today and Sunday and noticed immediately that I hadn't wrecked ( Read more... )

Well, the big day has arrived. I hardly know what to do with myself. I woke up at the usual time, had the usual cuppa coffee, read the newspaper, ate some toast...and here I sit. The house is clean, my laundry is folded and put away, and everything on my to-do list is duly checked off. So, I journal, and think of what I am about to do. I have ( Read more... )

Wow! Now I know why I am not a professional wedding planner. Even with one (dear friend, Priscilla) I have dozens of details flying around in my head. Even with just a "small" wedding, there are so many little things to remember. We aren't even planning a honeymoon yet. How do people do it? I would be frazzled beyond recognition if I were doing a ( Read more... )

Day 4 of new job: I really like it here. I have a window onto the world of downtown MPLS, watching students boarding the campus buses, and assorted cars exiting onto Cedar Avenue, under the impression that it will lead them eventually to 35W going north. I wonder how many people ever find it? I can't remember the number of times I gave folks ( Read more... )