We went to New York for a quick weekend trip and met up with Valex. Alex captured more photos of the weekend (see his blog post and his flickr set) but I got a few pictures with this one below being my favorite.
Ellen and I actually thought about moving to New York for the [...]
Happy first day of Spring! The arrival of Spring here is anticlimactic–it is gray and not particularly warm. However, there are several crocus (croci?) in our garden that are starting to flower!
After today, the 10 day forecast lists the highs in the 70s and 80s!
I drove over 4 hours today for work…about 30 minutes less than the total time I spent at the school where I was working. I will be in the car for a similar amount of time tomorrow as I head into the mountains of Virginia with a stop in Greensboro and/or Winston Salem. [...]
After the cold rain of Friday, it warmed up enough for a visit to Sarah P. Duke Gardens to see the flowering trees and daffodils.
We also wandered up from the gardens to campus where Miles pulled hard on his leash and scratched his long claws (he needs a trim) on the slate walkways as he [...]
Ellen went to hang out with mathletes at a meeting this week and took the thing that we use to play the iPod in the car so I was stuck with the radio on the way down to Charlotte on Thursday. My non-NPR options were so bad that when I stopped at a Starbucks, [...]
I think it is strange that UPS is using a song from The Postal Service in a recent ad. I think it is stranger yet that this phenomenon has already been reported months ago on Wikipedia. I am noticing more short snips from obscure-ish bands in ads these days. The quality of [...]
I’ve gone from snow in New Jersey to sunny days in Charlotte. In 6 hours or so I should home for the weekend.
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Originally uploaded by d&e.
I am New Jersey and it is very cold and windy. It was over 70 degrees at home this weekend so this is a complete shock to my southern bones.
Things I like about New Jersey: diners, Princeton, the little towns, Starbucks at rest stops, and the beach. Things I don’t like about [...]