During our brief stay in Pittsburgh, we happened upon the incoming freshman class at CMU. People, I can’t begin to describe the feeling of being totally bowled over by the wave of nostalgia that hit me square in the face and left me lying with my back on the ground, wondering how it could [...]

So what if our flight was supposed to depart at 5:30pm? So what if we didn’t take off til 9:30? At least I got to catch this. Looking on the bright side (or trying to); that’s what I’m all about these days.

Something else I’m all about — this poem.
The breeze at dawn [...]

OK, croquet was admittedly not on my summer checklist of things to do, but part of the wedding reception this past weekend was playing lawn games and who was I to pass up a chance to get a taste of croquet? Now that I’ve had a go, I sort of want to find excuses [...]

This past weekend we went to good ol’ Pittsburgh for a wedding of one of E’s college buddies. It was an uncharacteristically beautiful weekend (barring the downpour of rain the night before the wedding, Pittsburgh’s signature move) and a beautiful wedding (but really, aren’t all weddings beautiful?).
No time to visit our alma [...]

Well, I’m in a pickle.

I went out and did a indulged in a little retail therapy and now I have to pick one. Out of three! I had enough trouble when it was just two.

Which one do I pick?

Solution: bring them all along.

Yes, I think I can live with that.