out of touch

been sick the last few days, so no entries.  now it's thursday and the teaching week is over.  will go to the office tomorrow and do some paper work.  hope to write more later.

i like typewriters

in New York Review of Books

from Steven Weinberg's Phi Beta Kappa oration at Harvard on June 2008, titled "Without God":

"As religious belief weakens, more and more of us know that after death there is nothing.  This is the thing that makes cowards of us all."

walking on the moon

Here we are on the surface of the moon courtesy of photo booth.

a great party

I will post pics of the birthday party next.  It went really well, and Skye loved her presents.  No clothes, all toys!  Today they are all at the new Legoland.  I have a cold and am staying home.

Skye's birthday cake: the big 5

MMMM, looks so good! Missy in our dept. made this cake. She is an excellent cake maker. Tomorrow is the party when Judy and Gary arrive. Today we shop for party hats, plates, etc.