Abby's Fish

This is the second fish Abby caught last week. The gunk that came up with it was bigger than the fish itself, but nonetheless Abby was rightfully proud of herself.

And for those who are curious this is the whopper that I caught.

Catching Up

Wow, I've been bad keeping this thing updated lately.

In something of a quick update:

• Last month I took Sammy to Children's Hospital to have a doctor check out a potential "boy" problem. We suspected all was well, but his pediatrician wanted to make sure, and sure enough he was. On the one hand I appreciate the concern that the pediatrician had, but on the other hand, it cost us $25 to tell us what we already knew.
• Abby is doing well in school and is currently on Spring Break. I took a day off Monday and Abby and I went fishing at a local pond. Abby caught 2 crappie while I only caught 1--a fact that she keeps reminding me of. I'll post a picture of the second fish later.
• Cindy is again doing programs for the library this summer although not as many as in past years. Evidently, the budget for programming at the library isn't as generous as it has been in past years, so Cindy didn't get as many bookings.
• My generals have FINALLY been scheduled for this summer. I can honestly say this scares me more than anything short of kids, and possibly moreso than that. Still I've been at this so long, that for my sanity, and possibly everyone else's, I need to get this done and soon.
• We broke down and bought a new PC. One of the perks of working for a university is that the good folks at Dell will give you a pretty good discount on a system. We've had it now for about 2 weeks and it's so much better than the old one. I still want to add memory to it, but otherwise we're quite content with it.

An alternative look at the brackets

If March Madness were decided by academics.

Interesting and somewhat disturbing article

Caution, some harsh language

The End of Wall Street's Boom