For those who have never been to the Louvre, let me summarize: 1, the Mona Lisa. Very nice. Looks good in person, albiet about 20 feet away from you. 2, Michaelangelo’s “slaves” (one of which is pictured). Brilliant and powerful and shows why he’s the master. 3, a few nice Caravaggios, especially that one (The…
After a long day with a stomach bug, both kim and I were feeling much better by evening, so we decided on an american cafe for Cheeseburgers and then to see Spiderman 3. Oddly, it came out in France 3 days before it does in the US. That seems very strange to me, as I…
This is the kind of thing my scary mind wanders to sometimes, late at night. Below we have the Teletubbies, courtesy of Photoshop… Tinky Winky. Dipsy. Laa laa. And Poe. Say Hello!
As I pen this blog entry (well, not pen, of course, but you know what I mean), sitting in a big, beautiful apartment overlooking the 7th arrondesment in Paris, France, it occurs to me that the most important thing about our spaceous, clean, hundreds-of-year-old apartment is that it has WiFi. Although people say “get away,…
OK, I’m not going to break out and sing, but for anyone paying attention to the Yankees, or indeed, baseball at the moment, cannot help but being stunned and amazed by the show Alex Rodriguez is putting on for the major leagues. Hitting a home run is supposed to be hard (unless you’re on steroids…
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted about my teams, as the Giants were awful and the baseball season just started. However, as I watch the Rangers go up 5-0 on a power play goal, I have to say how much fun it is to watch them play the Thrashers in the playoffs. It’s been TEN…
Ellen, Katie and I were walking to the car after I picked them up from school, and a discussion about school lunches led to this observation: Ellen: Daddy, your tater tots are better than the ones at school. You make them from scratch, right? Me: No, you’ve seen me open the bag, El. Ellen: Oh,…
Ellen has started using email with MS Entourage, a “real” email client. Her first email to her parents? Her plans for the online game she is playing, Runescape: —————- Dear mom and dad I have a picture to show you. It is from the heros quest. As you probably know, it is from RS. I…
Two days ago, our dinner conversation turned to what Easter was about. When Kim and I explained the myth of Christ raising from the dead, a puzzled look appeared on Katie’s face: Katie: I didn’t know Easter was about all THAT. Me: what did you think it was about? Katie (exasperated, as usual): Eggs! Those…
Congratulations are in order for my eldest daughter tonight as she was nominated by her teacher for something called The National Young Scholors Program Apparently, it’s a nationwide program where the brightest 3rd, 4th and 5th graders in the nation go to a week-long camp during which they do fun, brainy things. That Ellen was…