I spent a fantastic five days in Lake Charles, LA, visiting my grandparents for Thanksgiving. One of the days we hopped in the car (cars, rather, since there were six of us) and drove around downtown and the lakefront area to see how the city is … Read More →
Category Archives: Friends & Family
The Big Three-Oh
I turned thirty this week, and it was not at all the traumatic experience I was fearing. Instead, I took a nice, leisurely day to myself on the actual day, and then had a whole week of scattered lunches, dinners, coffees, drinks, etc, with various friends. It was pretty … Read More →
Headed down South
I am writing this blog post from the airport, waiting for general boarding to begin for my flight to Dallas for the holidays. What a whirlwind semester its been! I have one semester of graduate school left, and the combination of finishing my thesis and starting my … Read More →
Brown 27, Cornell 7
Today I attended a good old fashioned ivy league football game, and luckily Brown beat Cornell at home 27 to 7, in front of a spirited crowd. The weather was crisp, the hot dogs delicious, and the football was fast-paced and entertaining! The photo above is a panorama I made … Read More →
My weekend, choc full of excitement.
This weekend was filled to the brim with activity, most of it with the scoobs up in Boston. So much activity, in fact, that I am dragging and tired on this sunny Monday morning, and feeling slightly congested like I might get a cold at any moment. But … Read More →
Dottie
My grandmother passed away this week, following complications from surgery a week before. I’m at home with my family, and its been good to have everyone around. Inurnment and memorial services are this afternoon, and so this morning everyone is taking it easy. Below is a retyped … Read More →
Feels like three summers already
I’ve been out of school for two months so far, and yet it feels like more than one summer’s worth of excitement has taken place! There was a month of recuperation in Providence: getting back on a decent sleep schedule and hanging out with the surprising number of … Read More →
A Very Special Birthday
Continuing in my family’s birthday season, next up is my awesome brother Jeff, who is hopefully off enjoying an Old 97s concert instead of actually seeing this blog entry. This photo is of us this past summer, when my family came to visit Providence and … Read More →
The Happy Birthday heard ’round the world
So its my dad’s birthday. Notice I don’t say “today,” or “yesterday,” or “tomorrow” even, because he’s in Singapore and the whole time thing gets a little tricky. By the time it was his birthday here, it was already over there, and this has been a source of … Read More →
A Post a Day For the Rest of May
I have really enjoyed the flurry of postings from those participating in A Post A Day in May, and now that I am tying up the loose ends of my school year, I want to play too! And so I give you A Post A Day For the Rest of May. Has … Read More →
Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November!
Remember, remember the Fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I know of no reason Why Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot. Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t’was his intent To blow up King and Parliament. Three-score barrels of powder below To prove old England’s overthrow; … Read More →
Back from the beach
Another week in Cape Cod over, and another summer comes to an end. This year will be filled with memories of…