So Paul and I are driving home from dinner with parents Charlton last night, when we pull up behind a diesel Mercedes. I know the drawbacks of the diesel Mercedes well, and at the top of an extensive list is the following complaint: They stink. They produce black clouds of lung-clogging diesel stench which are [...]

I’m sweaty. It’s hot out, and I’ve been biking. But there’s a quart of GoSpo in the freezer, so it must be true that the universe always balances itself. Ying and the yang. Carl Sagan.
I would like to make a few observations on the importance of alone time. Number one, it’s important. Number two, I’ve [...]

Thanks to a suggestion by Luna, the bike ride train leaves the Everest station around 6:30 pm (unless Paul has to go buy a large kitchen appliance). Check here for updates. Or you can always call for updates.

We’ve moved back, sort of.
We’re back in Downey, but not actually moved in. House ready in about two weeks.
Last round of dissertation edits about to be completed, and will in fact be completed sometime this week if they stop trying to murder me with their heinousness. Let me know if you want a bound copy, [...]

Just listening to Lady Marmalade on youtube and playing Mexican Train dominoes online (thanks a lot Andrew) thinking I should pack some more. Just found out M. Ferrulli is going to Morocco. First of all, holy crap. Second of all, cool. Salaam Aleykum, my man (phonetic spelling–don’t hassle me). Which reminds me…
I’m sharing an office [...]

…and happy b-day to sister Grace.
We’re moving. Again. I just started packing and have already run out of (a meager supply of) boxes due to the enormous number of books I own. Damn books. They are a labor of love.
We’ll be in town this weekend, and then back to SD for more packing, and finally [...]