Here is a photo of me wearing a kilt after my welcome speech at the opening session of the 1999 NASIG conference, held at Carnegie Mellon University. This was at the end of my term as president of the organization. The kilt idea was part of an elaborate joke that shocked everyone. [...]

I was amused to read the proverb in a recent fortune cookie that I ate:
“You are doomed to be happy in matrimony.”

My brother, Dan, digitized many family photos a while ago. I’ve chosen a few to show here.
Below is a photo of all of my family members on the afternoon of our wedding in January 2000, including my six brothers and sisters and almost all of my nieces and nephews and one of my cousins. [...]

To give an idea of how this Saturday has gone, I only got out of my PJs a half hour ago, and the little kids are still in their pajamas. Last night was really difficult because Brinley kept waking up, over and over and over again. Our Jack Russell Terrier puppy, Maddie, kept [...]

Michele is pretty upset because today she is doing poorly again, after almost seven days of feeling almost back to normal. On top of that, Brinley came down with a cold overnight. Tristan is getting over his cold. We had a difficult night last night as a result.

[Update: I feel obligated to add a bit more to my posting on this topic. See changes/additions in brackets below.]
I haven’t joined the hundreds (thousands?) of others who commented negatively on Michael Gorman’s well-publicized anti-blogging diatribe a few months back[, until now.] I know [just] enough about him and his background to [...]

Michele has felt almost normal for several days now. (This afternoon I came home from work at her request because she wasn’t doing very well, but she’s better this evening.) This is great! We really feel the effect of many prayers on her behalf and hope this better situation will continue.
Earlier today [...]

Chicago Tribune | Welcome to campus; have an iPod
This article in today’s Chicago Tribune caught my eye because of one particular phrase. A DePaul University student is quoted as follows:
“I don’t have to leave my room,” said Emily McDermott, a freshman who said her room is usually littered with pizza boxes. “I can [...]

Well, I am thankful to report some good news. Michele has had three good days in a row now, days in which she feels almost normal again. Let’s hope this is a trend. Still no word from the doctor about when she will have the EEG test.
The kids continue to challenge us. [...]

I woke up today, looked out the window, and was astonished to see the ground covered in snow. Brrrr, it is cold! And it’s the end of April! Such is the weather in the Midwest. I recall a severe blizzard many years ago that occurred in April, but I think [...]