Archive for June, 2006

Guess who’s coming to dinner

Sunday, June 18th, 2006

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While we were sitting and talking at dinner tonight, Kate’s mom, Sally, suddenly said “Oh my god, the moose!”
My camera was handy, thankfully, and we managed to open the creaky front door and take some pictures before the adolescent male moose continued his sunset cruise.
While I crept outside to take pictures, […]

Why I like the word “aioli”

Friday, June 16th, 2006

… because I can make up a batch of it and put it on healthy things like vegetables and not have to say, “I just put homemade mayonnaise all over my lunch.”

I do it to myself.

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

First I start toying with graduate school.

Then I find a writing class which meets entirely online, save for two
face to face sessions, thinking I’ll get my writing chops dusted off and tell
whether I still enjoy doing it. The focus of the class isn’t quite exactly the kind of writing I’m aiming for, […]

Interesting times

Thursday, June 1st, 2006

Sallie Mae to acquire Upromise
Nation’s leading paying-for-college company combines with leading saving-for-college company
RESTON, Va. and NEEDHAM, Mass., June 1, 2006—SLM Corporation (NYSE: SLM), commonly known as Sallie Mae, announced today that it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire Upromise, Inc. pending regulatory approvals. When completed, the transaction will unite the nation’s leading paying-for-college […]