Monday, May 28, 2007

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.

Friday, May 25, 2007

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.

Saturday, May 19, 2007

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.

Monday, May 14, 2007

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.

Saturday, May 05, 2007

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.

Thursday, May 03, 2007

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

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.