Friday, September 09, 2005


Discovering on Labor Day that labor is no fun is kind of ironicalistic. That one little patch took about an hour to remove. We're calling in professional help.

Wednesday, September 07, 2005


This weekend there was proof-positive that good things come from the study of politics. The American Political Science Association had its annual conference in DC, which brought old friends to town. My friend, Catherine, managed to squeak in a few days' holiday post-conference and experience the magic of the owl wallpaper first-hand. We had fun having breakfast until noon and then exploring bits of Virginia. Tuesday's outing was to Monticello, pictured here.