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Here’s the last thing I learned in EL that I’m going to share, which is really more a “remembered” than a “learned”: the families we make are powerful and important. I’ve spent a week with Matt and Trav, and while I knew, deep down, that they were important to me as people (and as students [...]

Here’s the second thing I’ve learned/remembered in East Lansing: I miss having gay friends. Facebook is wonderful for what it is, and I adore my friends and colleagues to pieces, but I sooo miss having gay friends to hang out with, to chat with, to camp with, to laugh and have fun with.
When I was [...]

It begins fairly slowly, the first morning walking the dogs and the humidity has been dialed back a bit, and even though it’s still in the mid-70s, you can feel that this 75 is different from the one you got at 6:00 a.m. a few weeks ago. And turning a corner, as you click the [...]

I’d thought I’d stay in Valdosta until Sunday, but it turns out everyone else was leaving on Saturday, so I uprooted and headed back to Brunswick with my sister and her family.  Regardless, the 24ish hours in Valdosta were great.  I still can’t believe how grown-up my little Timothy is.  In many ways, he will [...]

I so need a better video camera than my digital camera’s video option … cause you’re just not going to the the full effect of Jackson “reading” Mo Willem’s The Pigeon Wants a Puppy with this grainy  video. But then again, if you had better quality, you mith be in pain.  Seriously, some of the [...]

There are few things more enjoyable than cooking for a large group, so Mother’s Day lunch put me on Cloud 9! I had the most fun.  The best parts were planning days in advance what would be fixed when, plotting it all out, and then going through my agenda.  Okay, it’s Friday night: here’s what [...]

I have lots to post about the week with Jackson, Susie, and Rachel, but for now, one quick post.  This morning, while Mommy Susie took a shower, I took Jackson and Max for walk.  We saw lots, and the best part was doing the trip mostly in French.  Jackson’s French skills are quie good, as [...]

While the semester is coming to a speedy end, my thoughts  turn toward Mother’s Day this coming Sunday. Susie, Rachel, and Jackson are arriving today in Raleigh (hopefully sans swine flu), and I’m leaving in a few minutes to meet them; they’re hanging in Raleigh for a couple days with the T’s before coming this [...]

I swear this is exactly how Max looks at me each morning around 6:45 a.m.

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On the Facebook, there’s been a wild flurry over the last month, a viral meme wherein you write 25 (seemingly) random things about yourself and tag your friends so that they are encouraged to respond and to write their own list.  Various newspapers have even reported on how quickly and ubiquitously this meme spread, including [...]