Thursday, October 23, 2008

Aislinn


Sorry for lack of posting. Been a little busy.

Allow me to introduce you to Aislinn Daniela Barry, who was born at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston on Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 10:03 PM, 9 lbs 3 oz. and 22 inches long. (She's gonna be a tall drink of water.) Aislinn (pronounced "ash-lin") is an irish name meaning "a dream" or "a vision"--which seems about right to me. She's a very sweet baby.

We've been at the Brigham since Saturday and, much to my relief, are finally going home tomorrow.

If you're interested, you can find a few videos at our Flickr page (pics to come):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64628547@N00/

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Thursday, October 09, 2008

Really?

Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio? Help me out here. Have I missed something? Is this a joke? No, really?

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Wednesday, October 08, 2008

It was like watching Gidget address the Reichstag

Just got a haircut (as opposed to a hair cut) at Sal's Barber Shop in J.P.--which is unrelated, so far as I know, to Sal's Barber Shop on Rt. 40 in MD. (RDR: Is Sal's still there?)

It looks like Baby B will be making an appearance somewhere between this and next Friday. I'll try to check in when I can with an update.

This Matt Taibbi piece about Lady Sarah of the Caribou is pretty hilarious except the parts that are terrifying. If you vote for these clowns, you really ought to have your head examined.

Any reading suggestions? I've had a tough time finding interesting things to read of late, and am re-reading some of the early Furst books, starting with Dark Star, about Pravda correspondent and accidental NKVD agent (and jwbblog commenter) Andre Szara.

One again, I promised to blog about Mad Men and I shall have to put it off for another day. If anyone really cares, I am sorry.

UPDATE: I see, on re-reading Mondays post--such as it was--that I must have promised to blog about Mad Men in my mind. Hmmm. I may be going slowly insane.

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Monday, October 06, 2008

Happy Birthday, Buzzy


Buzzy turns two today.

More tomorrow--including an update on Baby B and possibly some unoriginal musings on Lady Sarah of the Caribou.

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