We went camping this weekend with the Cub Scout troop. L spent some of that time fishing off the pier.
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2025
E and I went to the LSU vs. Purdue baseball game at Alex Box Stadium on my birthday. It was so cold but we had the best time together.
2024
π· Card. Day 3 of the April 2024 Micro.blog Photoblogging Challenge. Crispy Gold? Independent Gold? Kingdom Gold?
π· Flowers. Day 2 of the April 2024 Micro.blog Photoblogging Challenge. This is a Largeflower pink-sorrel that I found in my backyard.
π· Toy. Day 1 of the April 2024 Micro.blog Photoblogging Challenge.
E’s word in the vocabulary parade was “Dolphin”.
A scene from my daughter’s dollhouse. Must have been some party.
Saturday, February 10, 2024 β
The Baton Rouge Spanish Town Mardi Gras parade with E.
2023
Finished reading: This is Europe by Ben Judah π
π΅ Ambient Country Podcast Ambient Country, hosted by Bob Holmes of SUSS, explores the wide range of instrumental music including new folk, ambient, electronic, soundscapes, Americana, jazz, and cosmic psychedelia. Each month, Bob has co-hosts who play music from their latest releases as well as β¦
The Summer in South Louisiana has been brutally hot and humid but not rainy. E and I are trying to revive our front beds in the hopes of having pink azalea blooms one day.
Currently reading: This is Europe by Ben Judah π
The morning of the day we left for Italy was eventful. A nearby house that had been split in half was hauled away on flatbed trucks.
2022
Sicily Trip: Day Ten: We spent last night on the train that took us from CefalΓΉ to Rome. We all slept reasonably well, much better than on the plane last week. But it was hot when the air conditioning was turned off at different points in our journey. I. gazing out the train window as we hurtle towards Rome. E. β¦
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Sicily Trip: Day 6: We all woke up this morning around 7:30am or so after staying up quite late.Β All of us were up until 10:30pm. We made arrangements for a trip to Vulcano and Lipari tomorrow. E took the time to mock up boats and volcanoes to prepare us for the trip.
Sicily Trip: Day Five: E and I on one of the balconies in our apartment, getting dressed. We have a washer and our clothes are soaked as soon as we leave the house. We dry them on the rack to dry, being careful not to drop them below.  We β¦
Sicily Trip: Day Four: The day began with a short (1KM) walk to the Palermo Train Station down Via Maqueda. We ended up in the same cafe we visited yesterday. Eβs little stuffed animal goes with her everywhere. Getting to CefalΓΉ by train was easier than we thought. We arrived at te train station to find that our scheduled β¦
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Sicily Trip: Day Two: Nine hours. And E slept pretty well. We took out the big guns for the Ryan Air flight to Palermo. We pretty much fell apart on that flight. Five minutes later, E was out like a light. We still went out to look around. Whatβs that? Just a boat on cinder blocks.
Sicily Trip: Day One: The Baton Rouge Airport is kid friendly.The Baton Rouge Airport is kid friendly. E was thrilled during takeoff but was really enjoying coloring in his new sticker book. E in the Atlanta Airport sharing a secret with his mommy.E in the Atlanta Airport sharing a secret with his mommy. E and I loved β¦
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Hypothes.is to WordPress: For quite some time, I have admired that way that Chris Aldrich has built his WordPress website with the aim of posting all of his writing and other content to his own website. One of the most interesting features of his site is how he has incorporated his use of Hypothes.is, the free and β¦
Want to read: No Sense of Place: The Impact of Electronic Media on Social Behavior by Joshua Meyrowitz π Via The Convivial Society: Erving Goffman’s The Presentation of the Self in Everyday Life was discussed. Goffman’s theory was used in No Sense of Place.
Topsail Hill Preserve State Park in Florida is a beautiful place to be with your family.
Thursday, February 3, 2022 β
Vik Muniz, Monica Vitti, 2014
Readwise and Kindle Personal Documents: I finally figured out how to move highlights and annotations taken from personal documents (not items purchased in the Kindle Store) that were made on both my Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Android app. I am usually carrying my smartphone but still prefer reading on my Paperwhite. There are lots of β¦
2021
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 β
Hypothes.is, OER, and Smart Notes: To get a good paper written, you only have to rewrite a good draft; to get a good draft written, you only have to turn a series of notes into a continuous text. And as a series of notes is just the rearrangement of notes you already have in your slip-box, all you β¦
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 β
Video(less) Games, Sonification, and Accessibility: Sonification is the use of non-speech sound in an intentional, systematic way to represent information (Walker & Nees, 2011). Fascinating Twenty Thousand Hertz podcast, Video(less) Games, in which options for games composed mostly or entirely of sound are described.Β Gamers and developers discuss β¦
Spring in the Subtropics: I with her Magnolia leaf. I and E with Live Oaks more than two-hundred years old. I and the sugar kettle. We still have her great-grandfather's thesis on sugar cultivation somewhere at home. Following the silent hedges. Only children and cherubs allowed. Only the continued labor of many human beings β¦
Bucket Brigade: E. is dedicated to his car washing practice. His sister follows his example. Whatever E. does, I. will also do.
Camping at Fort Pickens: We drove five hours and crossed several state lines to camp at the Gulf Islands National Seashore, our favorite camping spot. We had not been away from home for four days in over a year. We took lots of walks around the Fort Pickens Campground at the Gulf Islands National Seashore. It was chilly but β¦
We Saw an Alligator: We visited the Barataria Preserve south of New Orleans last weekend. We walked a long trail consisting of an elevated and rickety wooden platform across a Cypress swamp. We were warned about the alligator by the park ranger and several excited visitors. We kept our distance. But that didn't stop E β¦
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 β
Birthday Ice Storm: We had a historic ice storm and hard freeze for days. We ran our heater and spaces heaters. We dripped our faucets. We huddled together in small rooms to share our collective warmth and celebrated W's birthday.
2020
Fig tree care: I tends E's (second) fig tree while I water it. The first one dried up over the summer. This one may not make it either.
We bought a pop-up camper: My buddy Z- spent all afternoon and some of the evening driving to a nearby city, checking out the camper, helping me tow it, backing it in. I really owe this guy! The boy was captivated. Four humans, four Mardi Gras cups. These were left over from the prior owner. The wasps have had their fun.
#lawnfans: My biggest fans.
ISO Banana Seat: We found this beauty on the side of the road during our ride this morning.Β Rusty and neglected?Β Yes.Β But I see potential.Β And Kent Bicycles makes replacement parts.Β Maybe we will get lucky.
Swamp Walk: This stroller has been around the world and back again. Only one-way walking allowed during Phase 1. No socializing or chance of close passage. A little accommodation for this Cypress knee. It was here first. Wild berries.
The incredible edible egg: E after being brutally awoken from a car induced nap. The image is a metaphor for how I feel at least once a day since all of this began. Just a bathtub. With the toys that the kids and I play with each night. Out of dinner ideas? There's always eggs.
Just read the directions: A sign in front of the Trader Joe's in our city. I went inside of a grocery store for the first time in about 45 days. I arrived with all of my Corona virus supplies: a small JanSport fanny pack filled with hand sanitizer, anti-bacterial wipes, mask, credit cards, keys, and my wireless earbuds. we β¦
Breaking Corona Kosher: Cars, cars, cars. Pancakes! In an unexpected twist, we had family members join us. The children played together in a feverish spasm. The adults enjoyed the quiet aftermath later that evening. Real Lysol needs to come from the Lysol region of France. Otherwise it's just sparkling bleach.
I could get used to this: I a little too close to the AC plug for my liking. We spent much of the afternoon here while I fielded work calls and emails. E and I have been reading Mother Goose. He loves the nonsense rhymes and has a terrific memory for them. When he saw this one he said, "That's mommy". E likes to hand off his β¦
Catching up after a big week: E took this photo of the excavator during our afternoon bike ride today. Thanks, Nabor! What's good for the goose is good for the gander. E exploring his kingdom. I loves slides. After dinner feats of concentration.
A fine garage: My old doll house my dad made for me makes a fine garage for Eβs cars.
Happy Easter from somewhere: We pass by Goodwood Park every day on our morning walk.St. Alban's produced a beautiful Easter video service. We watched it this morning together in the living room. It was a lean back experience but I followed along with the prayers while I was holding our children.E is a meticulous organizer.
backyard and sleep: Our backyard and patio are seeing a lot of activity these days. So is this play pen I picked up for I.. E. enjoys playing in it, too. He especially likes to put pillows and blankets in there and tuck in himself and his sister to βgo night nightβ. Itβs kind of funny because heβs been waking us up β¦
Be like Bigfoot: A life sized iron bigfoot silhouette at the "Bee Nice" house and music venue.
Lunch guest: E. invited a friend for lunch. I found him quite dull, but the kids seemed to enjoy his company.
Lovely rolling lawns: I (foreground) and E (background) enjoying a freshly mowed backyard. For a little more than 2 weeks now we've been waking up and walking out the door at 9:00 a.m. to head to a local park to play in the large soccer fields. Today we took a long walk through the neighborhoods going down the streets we β¦
Cornbread: We used a very simple recipe for the cornbread. But now we're out of sugar. Today was LSU's first day of classes for the main campus after the one week pause and spring break. I'd been hoping to slide right in to a little work on my one undergraduate class but things went different differently β¦
Zoom zoom, zoomy zoom zoom: Our ~40" LCD TV, my laptop, a webcam (later moved from the top of the TV to top of the furniture), and Zoom. K's oldest brother scheduled a zoom video conference call with K's parents, her brother and his husband, and us today at 5:00 p.m. E was shy for the camera again just as he had been on the β¦
Flower power: Small flowering weeds from the park near our house in a tiny antique vase. As is our custom these days, we walked to the park close to our house at around 9:00 a.m. When we go on these walks we always pack along the necessities for a 2-year-old and a 9-month-old: a few small boxes of raisins, a β¦
Primal screams in the park: E is lord of all he surveys at the park near our house. He can clear three standard-size soccer fields in short order. Sometimes, he just needs to roll around in the grass and let it all out.
Lunch is served: Cooking has become much simpler since we started buying everything in bulk. The remote work orders for LSU began on Tuesday, March 17th but by that date, I had already been self-isolating since the day before due to news we received that a child in E's daycare was being tested for COVID-19. We have β¦
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Hello world!: This is where we talk about humidity, being human, and four humans that live together. Our journey begins here, with this child's drawing of an imaginary vehicle.
2019
π΅ Sarah PageΜ is an experimental harpist who has collaborated with many musicians, including a favorite of mine, the late Lhasa de Sela. But her only full-length album, the instrumental Dose Curves, is my favorite of her works. The sound is luxurious but also very austere at times. It is only β¦
Thursday, January 24, 2019 β
π΅ Claire Hamill, Voices - Sleep (1986) I heard this song from Claire Hamill on mix from EchoOcho on mixcloud and just loved it. Composed almost entirely of 12-bit voice samples, the album, Voices, brought back to mind the first time I heard Laurie Anderson’s Big Science. Fond/Sound has a nice β¦
2018
Monday, September 17, 2018 β
In the late 1980s, I heard Ken Nordine’s Word Jazz for the first time on KRCC in Colorado Springs. I just loved those spooky, funny, surreal shows. Years later, I went looking for the radio episodes but could only find his albums, which are wonderful but not the same. Miraculously, I happened β¦
Saturday, September 8, 2018 β
This is a weekend that I wish wouldn’t end.
π΅ Cordes Anciennes is a beautiful album. This morning I also learned that it can soothe babies into sleep while driving through my neighborhood.
In 1987, I took the bus downtown, went to Budget Tapes and Records in Colorado Springs, Colorado and bought my first tape.
Entryway, Via Emanuele Filiberto, Rome, Italy
The hotter it gets, the more I love my lunchtime swim routine.
My family and I took a drive to Siena, Italy when we stayed in Florence in early June. I found these wonderful travertine (or marble) cubes at a shop not far from the city center. I bought them. All I could think of were these wonderful scenes of marble quarrying in a video I’d seen just β¦
St. Alban’s Chapel, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (stained glass detail)
Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione
Spent some of May/June in Italy with my family. I enjoyed visiting, gazing at, and sometimes drinking from fountains in Rome. On hot days the cool water from those streetside fountains was always refreshing.
Giardino di Boboli
Mercy Fair, 2018. Just before he went to Rome with his mother and grandparents.
Thank you for this, unknown graffiti artist.
Enzo and I enjoying Radiohead.
Mama Roma!
The Spanish Town Parade was too rainy for our taste. But we wore our pink t-shirts anyway.
2016
Skeeball at the Full Circle Bar
Juices and fruits
Untitled, Anish Kapoor, 2010
Jimmy Carter, Octavio Ocampo