This past weekend, Matt and I went with friends to the Police Reunion tour at Churchill Downs. Matt discovered The Police in 1983, the year they broke up. They were the band who got him to listen to rock music and remained his favorite for over two decades. I discovered Sting in 1984 when his […]
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Yup. Another baby. For those who are counting, that’s the fifth we have announced this year thus far. And we’re not done yet, as one of our dear friends-one of the few who did not have a baby in 2006 or early 2007, announced she was pregnant on our trip to San Francisco last month. […]
A hearty congratulations are in order for my friend Joan and her husband Steve, who welcomed son Malcolm into their family June 3. Joan has been the kind of work friend you hope to find but usually don’t-a tremendous professional filled with great ideas AND a wonderful friend who will always lend an ear wrapped […]
I was supposed to wrap up this not-so-little dittie a few days ago. Then kiddo and I ran into some nursing problems and my thoughts took a detour. That drama has wrapped for the present, thanks to the ministrations of a lactation consultant, lots of Internet research and gallons of Mother’s Milk Tea. About the […]
Now’s the time I finally get to the title for this little series. A Sort of Homecoming: In 2005/6, I made it the Bay Area three times: for a November trip six months after my move back to Kentucky, for RSA 2006 in February, and then again last May. Each time, I felt very much […]
My Son the Flirt: I’ve known for some time that Simon is a pretty social kid. The first signs came at Chanukah this year, when Simon stayed up for far too many hours enjoying all the Goldstein kids, only to come home and have an inevitable breakdown from fatigue. The same cycle repeated itself again […]
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Lesson Number One about traveling with an infant: Give yourself mounds of time. Our plane ride to Oakland last week was much more stress filled than it needed to be, and in large part that was because we just didn’t understand how much longer everything would take with an infant along […]
I have two quick and happy updates to share tonight: First, and most importantly, baby Sam has been discharged from the hospital after his most recent heart surgery. He needs to regain some weight, but I’m sure that’s nothing for this little fighter. Amazingly, Jen and Dave report that he laughed for the first time […]
… Count your blessings and quit your whining. Not as catchy as “If You’re Happy and You Know It”, but more apt. You see, last week was long and hard for my little family–or so it seemed at the time–as we were beset by many little annoyances that were compounded by their happening all at […]
I don’t have much news, but I just heard from a good friend that a former colleague of ours, Chanda, had a baby girl last Thursday, April 5. Maylee came via an emergency C-section, but she weighed in at a healthy 7 pounds, 1 ounce, and mom and baby are reportedly just fine. In fact, […]