Scene from an elementary math classroom today with the sounds of another group of students joyfully having recess just outside the window; a beautiful spring afternoon, the sound of bouncing balls punctuated by happy yelps. A math lesson on the topic of making solids from their two dimensional patterns. And a share out session with [...]
Literally, we did do these things. And we both agreed that the unplanned Valley of Fire side trip, which is a Nevada state park about an hour north of the city, was a favorite. Though I guess you can see some of the metaphorical possibilities, no? We finally did get to see Las Vegas in [...]
The weather seems to change so quickly here. And it makes the days you get that much better. The hard sounds of hail this morning with a cold front coming through. Making you feel all the luckier to have had the previous day of perfect weather for the Grand Canyon…and ready for a day of [...]
Woke up to some perfect weather for our full day visit to the Grand Canyon. Forecasted to be partly sunny and in the mid 60s to low 70s with cooling breezes. A good, starting breakfast at a little cafe next to our hotel in Williams, AZ and then we were off. It’s hard to capture [...]
A perfect, slow start to the morning– the kind of start that only the beginning of a good chunk of vacation days without the need to rush off here-and-there brings. Replacing the normal morning routines (the quick set of exercises, the breakfast) with the better version (adding the long non-rushed break between the exercise and [...]
Travel days are so much better when you know your longest upcoming flight leg is in the single digits. No marathon 12 or 13 hour trans-Pacific flights this time, thank you very much. I loved the trip to Southeast Asia this past summer, but the long travel times in those cramped seats are pretty dreadful. [...]
An appropriate piece of writing for this coming week (finally spring break!), despite the cool rainy weather predicted for this weekend. Sometimes, you absolutely do need to Spring from School. Heading to Vegas for the week with S. (see, I put it out there, you. Not buried in the more innocuous Heading to the Grand [...]
You have to love, and then feel the pain of, and then love again the first bike ride of the spring season. A good meet up with former Watertown roommates for a late breakfast in Newton Center. Then pumped up the bike tires, wiped down the frame and went on my way this afternoon. Bright [...]
No, I didn’t get the invite (among the apparent 30,000 or so??) to go to the White House South Lawn for the annual Easter Egg Roll. THAT would have been a pretty cool morning… Caught an article about it in the Washington Post though, with a charming President doing his thing: President Obama appeared at [...]
Romance of the Window Seat
I should have submitted one of my photos en route from the recent trip from Boston to Vegas or one leg of my Southeast Asia trip from Malaysia to Cambodia? I don’t know if I can get over the crampedness of the window seat, but this almost makes you want to. March 28, 2010 Personal [...]