Memorial Day Weekend

We spent the American ANZAC day + weekend in Connecticut. This marks the start of summer here and I managed an admirable start to my summer tan, spending a significant amount of time in the pool. It's also a weekend for grilling (bbq) - 3 bbq's in 3 days.

ja073791e Submitted

Words, 1459. Characters, 8905. Sentences, 41. Completing a paper, priceless.
While I'm at it, here are some other fascinating statistics:

Sentences per paragraph	5.1
Words per Sentence	31.9
Characters per word	5.8
Passive Sentences	9%
Flesch-reading ease	0.3
Flesch-Kincaid grade level	12.0

So its is a little harder to read than Green Eggs and Ham (-1.3 grade level), but I don't expect pre-schoolers to be picking it up any time soon. Maybe in 12 years or so.

Starved Rock State Park

On a warm Saturday, we headed to the shady trails of Starved Rock State Park with Peter L and co. Apparently the difference between a state forest and a state park is that in the latter you struggle to make out the trail markings scratched into trees and rocks. In a park the paths are more well defined.

Red Hot Chili Pepper

Proof of my green thumb is a shiny almost red Serrano chili pepper. Note added in proof: Greg has green thumbs too, taking excellent care of the chili during that critical ripening period. Thanks Greg.

Cinco de Mayo

The Mexican version of St Patrick's day seemed like a great reason to feast on salsa, guacamole, enchiladas and Mexican flan (thanks Greg!) all while sipping margaritas.

Spring Tulips

Cold winters = fantastic spring bulbs.

Ben Graduates

The Case of the Missing Suitcase

I beat my bag to Chicago by a significant margin yesterday, with only 1 of our 2 bags waiting on the carousel. An early morning call - my bag was to be delivered while I was at work. Well... either my bag shrank or this is NOT my bag.