Newtonian physics in real life, good books, and a cat.

In reading The Golden Compass, I’m remembering why so many so-called “adult” books bore me: very little happens in them, and even when it does, it’s hard to care about the characters it happens to. In this book, much happens, and I care about all the people, some of whom I don’t even like. I Continue reading Newtonian physics in real life, good books, and a cat.

Kilimanjaro

My son and husband busily get ready to climb Kilimanjaro in March, which seems to be about a month away. My son gets ready by going over his gear, and heading over to Climb Time regularly for practice. My husband gets ready by sitting in his office going through the mail, and wondering which boots Continue reading Kilimanjaro

Where were you when…?

From This Normal Life I was holding the baby when we heard it. The rest follows, since Brian doesn’t have a good archiving system yet, and this story should be preserved.