Monthly Archives: May 2011

Johnathan’s Birthday Party

We went to SLC Wednesday for an early birthday party for Johnathan, who is FOUR YEARS OLD!  We had a balloon game, a pinata, and birthday cake. The house was full of kids and grownups, and the kids played outside … Continue reading

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Chris’ Retro Haircut

He said he wasn’t cutting his hair until we get back from London in December, but changed his mind. I am the hair stylist, as usual, although he exerts full artistic control.

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Being With Children

We’ve been spending a lot of time with Rob and the kids lately.  We went to Colette’s kindergarten “Three Piggy Opera.”  She spotted us in the audience. She couldn’t help but cry as she saw her mom–it was very hard … Continue reading

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The Latest Emergency Preparedness Scenario

It’s finally time to face the future.  From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: In movies, shows, and literature, zombies are often depicted as being created by an infectious virus, which is passed on via bites and contact with … Continue reading

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Sweeties

Spent the weekend on-and-off with Rob, and babysat Johnathan and Colette Monday after school. Last week saw Ethan and Ellie.  Looking forward to seeing them again tonight. How lucky we are to live close to them all.

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Wonky Economics with Simple Illustrations

Here’s a proposal for bringing the deficit down which seems to me to make a lot of sense.  I ran across it here, but the source article is worth looking at.  Nicest to look at are the graphs which illustrate … Continue reading

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Remember the Day

Waking up to the ringing of the phone (the Westwoods–“turn on your TV, isn’t Dave in lower Manhattan?”), can’t get hold of him in Greenwich Village, the first terrifying images, “it must be an accident,” finally getting through for a … Continue reading

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