Things to do.

Well – we continue to be very busy.  Our house now has… da da DUM … ALL NEW WINDOWS.  Holy crap are windows expensive!  However, I’ve gotta say, they look great!  Our old windows were aluminum double panes that had popped their seals, and were COMPLETELY fogged between the panes.  The new ones are CLEAR! … Continue reading Things to do.

Like being in Cairo…

One of the things that I commented on LONGLONGLONG ago in the blog was that, in Cairo, and in association with the University, we had incredible opportunities to see music and lectures and theatre. Life has been so crazy since coming home.  This seems counter-intuitive.  We CAME HOME.  It should be easy and familiar.  And… Continue reading Like being in Cairo…

All Growed Up

Yessir, that is me! I am now the proud owner of a BRAND NEW (not even new-to-me) LEATHER chair for the living room!!! HEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE I had a chair that I loved before Cairo.  It was called a “chair-and-a-half” and was big enough for me to snooze comfortably in.  I also had the hassock that went… Continue reading All Growed Up

Traffic

For those who have been to Cairo, the traffic is… utterly indescribable. (**Previous picture of Cairo traffic deleted at the request of its owner** Above left: from http://www.stanford.edu/group/ccr/blog/2009/10/traffic_in_cairo.html; above right: from http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/1999/444/eg13.htm) Between the pedestrians, the blackandwhite taxis, the other drivers, myriad delivery scooters, the police “directing traffic” (often while sleeping), the occasional donkey carts… Continue reading Traffic

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I’m still here….

Seattle is still a bit of an oddity to me, but, only5+ months since returning, I am attempting to get things figured out again. My job is going fine.  I haven’t seen my evaluations from last quarter, but I felt the whole thing went pretty well.  Only real issues: a LOT of students dropped the… Continue reading I’m still here….