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Walking Backwards, a few years later
No, the first words of the title are not the name of a failed indie band (though a mockumentary about it would be fabulous). I am on annual leave for most of this week, escorting my younger child to various colleges in a region of the country colder than Florida. Campus tourguides still walk backwards several years […]
The lighter blogging pace will continue next week
I am not an every-day-a-post blogger, so the fact that I am headed out this week on a trip visiting colleges with Younger Offspring will not otherwise be noticed, except that I will be taking notes on the Art of Visiting, which some readers may remember from a few years hence with Older Offspring (who […]
“If I just had one more hour in the day…”
Congratulations! You have just been awarded an extra hour in your day, as a reward for living on this planet in this century. ((Offer not valid in time zones without a switch between daylight savings time and standard time on November 6, 2011.)) You will have to pay it off within six months, but today, […]
I don’t think the weather wants me to visit my daughter
When I helped my daughter move into her student apartment at the beginning of her school year, Hurricane Irene came tromping by to interrupt. Now? It is parents’ weekend at her college, and we had a winter storm at the end of October, one that dumped snow in areas of the Eastern seaboard that don’t […]
Scenes from dropping off a college sophomore
Observations from helping my daughter move into her student apartment: Why do people rush to buy milk and eggs before a storm that’s predicted to wipe out your power: do people in the Northeast regularly plan hurricane parties with eggnog funneling? Electronic locks on summer storage spaces (tied to student IDs) removes significant friction out […]