And the next day, we did the other kind of riding into a 23 mph wind. Read more →
Animals
There have been times when, on looking over the photos I have been posting during my time on the Internets, I have realized it looks... Read more →
A Horse Rider, A Pit Bull and the Wrong Kind of Chow Fun
29 April 2012
Despite three unsettling events on Sunday, Charlie kept his cool (though a little lag is always possible). On the bike path in Jersey horse country... Read more →
Meg in the Bushes
26 December 2011
Meg is the name of a leash-less dog who appeared, rummaging in the bushes, just before Jim and Charlie were about to get on their... Read more →
Every Day Starts at 6am (approximately)
11 December 2011
Charlie has been waking at 6 or 7am most days, weekends including: While I admit it would be nice to start Saturday and Sunday a... Read more →
Charlie Meets Bambi (and Bambi's Mom)
02 September 2011
Jim kept Charlie busy Friday morning while I worked my way through teaching Latin, Greek, Mythology and more Greek. They attempted the wonderful new bike... Read more →
Spring Break Starts with a Little (Really) Magic
18 April 2011
If the first day of Charlie's Spring Break is any indication, it's going to be a break very much like the spring break I passed... Read more →
A Change in the Landscape
27 December 2010
The Nor'easter dumped 28 inches of snow on us and I'm feeling a bit achy in the back and shoulders after shoveling, shoveling, and more... Read more →
As a final assignment, I asked the students in my summer school class on ancient Greek drama to write about what they understand 'tragedy' and... Read more →
We had a little triumph yesterday at the beach and it wasn't of a swimming sort. Charlie did have a superb time in the ocean... Read more →
It's looking like 2010 is going to go down as the year in which the beach became not a vacation for us, but a habit.... Read more →
"He really hates our dog." A neighbor said that to me yesterday afternoon. She was working in her garden; three big bags of soil were... Read more →
No, I could not resist that title----read Mark Haddon's novel some five years ago, and still remember it down to its details. Dogs figure significantly... Read more →
It warmed up quite a bit on Saturday here in New Jersey. Not surprisingly, Jim got out the bikes and he and Charlie went on... Read more →
Midway through an afternoon walk, Charlie and I sighted a big dog with long red-gold fur ahead of us. Charlie kept walking, hands over ears... Read more →