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And begins with a 9-2 victory, I might add. Despite putting a header off the post which I should have scored and narrowly missing from 25 yards out (which I also probably should have scored), it's hard to complain about a 9-2 romping. I had assists on the first two goals, and late in the game kicked the ball hard into some poor defender's nuts. So that's...

Much to Jonah's delight, Grandma Liz has been with us since she Amtraked in last Monday. Yesterday, we trooped up to Portland and dropped off Liz and Jonah with cousins Adam, Nena, Lucy and Noor at the PSU Farmers' Market. While they were engaged with that and the Washington Park Zoo, Erin and I were joining the crowd to help Dennis and Maria move into...

I wanted to mention in passing, since I was under the weather and unable to comment fully when it was released, that the USDA's new Food Pyramid is the worst graphic design I've seen since the Kerry/Edwards campaign signs. As wildly off-base as it may have been nutritionally, the old pyramid at least had the virtue of being, well, you know, a pyramid. That...

After yet ANOTHER bout of fun with physical ailments, I seem to be (again) almost recovered. I'm not putting any money on it, though. Nonetheless, we had a nice weekend. Pleasant weather plus separate visits from Carlotta and Bret helped keep Jonah entertained and us happy. Perhaps even better, we have Erin's mom Liz joining for a full week. If I can't...

Last week likely ranks last on my list of happy times. Yet all things must pass and it did too, and I'm feeling much better. Grateful thanks to Erin for taking a couple days off, to my dad for watching Jonah at the drop of a hat, and to Dave for medicinal advice. Now to catch up and everything that I've gotten behind in.... Well, my plans for world...

As I mentioned last time, I'm on Vicodin again. It proved very helpful last night, but this time around I'm feeling incredibly nauseous and I've been unable to sleep for more than about 30 minutes a pop. (It's 2:26 AM now.) Indeed, I must confess that I will probably discontinue the Vicodin from here on in or at least drop from 2 tablets to 1 since I feel...

I've really been rather unwell this 2005, but nothing like this last week. Ever since I flew out of the Bay Area and my decongestant stopped working in flight to Seattle, I've had a really miserable time of it. My parents—especially my dad—have been great about watching Jonah on the spur of the moment. Erin even took three days off last week...

...unfortunately, he was part of the 82nd Airborne when he figured it all out. Now he's got a boatload of problems. Read the Newsweek interview. Should anyone require further evidence that we will never "win" the war in Iraq, this field report from Chris Hondros, a Getty Images photographer, ought to dispel any myths. WARNING: While at least one of the...

"SUV drives off bridge, into river" — The Oregonian, Metro section, Page 1, March 27, 2005 There are two types of people in this world: Those who see nothing wrong with the above headline and those who, like me, don't know whether to laugh at the comedy of the story or cry at the stupidity of the person who wrote the title to the piece. Because SUVs...

Los Altos, California I flew in Friday evening feeling marginal. Not wholly recovered from my recent bout with whatever cold/flu virus is traveling around, I nonetheless did not anticipate a full-fledged return to Sickville. Alas. Erin's Aunt Nancy, sister Christine, and our nephew Jared joined the Lillys and me for dinner. They'd been out with Uncle Guy...