Monday, September 29, 2008

OK

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So... I just wanted to let you know that we're OK (although the country is most definitely not -- yikes!). K was released from the hosp...
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Friday, September 26, 2008

He's Having Visions :-)

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So, I just talked to K on the phone for the second time (he first called me right after 3 pm when he was taken to his room and was coming of...
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Pre-Emptive Strike

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OK, first a quick update on my comings and goings: I came back from Brazil last Monday morning (I was there for only 3 days -- I've be...
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Thursday, September 25, 2008

He *HAS* Appendicitis!

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I am flabbergasted! The phone just rang and I saw Hospital of the U. of Penn on the caller ID and gave it to K. They were calling to report ...
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Friday, September 19, 2008

Missing My Family

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I've had an excellent trip. On long overnight flights, how many of you have wished to have all three seats in the center of the plane t...
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Link Love <3

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I have a huge backlog of things to write about, including my upcoming trip to Brazil tomorrow which may or may not happen depending on wheth...
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Saturday, September 13, 2008

Mother or Teacher?

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I just had to share this before I forget. When I first thought of offering to teach at my son's school I decided to prepare him so he...
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Photos Tonight or Tomorrow

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I'm still up, at 2:50 in the morning, but I'm not here posting any pictures, sorry. I was reading a dear online friend's archive...
Friday, September 12, 2008

365+1 Days Later, Here We Are! For Better of For Worse

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Wow... I was almost dumbstruck when I read the post from exactly one year ago -- the day we had the closing on this house. I can hardly be...
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Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Home Alone, but Not for Long

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Just a quick post to say that K flew to Brazil on Saturday night, so I've been by myself with the boys since Saturday afternoon. He'...
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Friday, September 05, 2008

On Being My Son's Teacher

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(edited after proofreading -- sorry about that) You know, that hasn't been in my mind at all really lately. Well, of course, as I'l...
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Monday, September 01, 2008

The Mama is More Important than the PhD

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Yes, it is, at least in my life right now. Laura made a good point in her comment in my negative post in which I blamed all my woes on th...
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Michael Moore and God

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(edited to fix link) Have you seen this already? MM just posted it in his website and it's both hilarious and... well, unsettling as mo...
Thursday, August 28, 2008

Mama, PhD -- Mother Talk Blog Book Tour

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This is not your average book review, let me tell you, and you will soon find out why. When I first learned that this book was going to be e...
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Testing colors

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This is a color visibility test for tomorrow's post -- watch this space !! :-) Lots of tests today , no? This is definitely lots of ...

This is a Test of the Expand/Collapse Element

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So, tomorrow is a momentous day here in this old blog... I will have the honor of posting... [click on Show if you want to read the rest -- ...
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NEVER MIND!!

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You know... little things like what I'm going to share right now just make me hate academia more and more. It's just a wretched litt...
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Why Can't I Keep All of my FOUR Names?

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OK, so I have this serious, down, whiny post almost ready, but I've decided to post this instead. I'm still whiny in here, though. S...
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Friday, August 22, 2008

Ways in Which Having a Ph.D. is Advantageous

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Thanks Articulate Dad ! Your comment was precisely what I needed to hear! And to think that I was drawn into blogging precisely by the Invi...
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Thursday, August 21, 2008

Women's Soccer and Beach Volleyball...

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Those of you who have been watching men's gymnastics in the Olympic games may have seen that the Brazilian guy, one of the favorites to ...