My mom’s cousin Barbara May lives in the farming country of central Illinois near where my mom most of her siblings were born. Barbara May is the daughter of my mom’s, dad’s, youngest sister. After fighting TB back in the 1920’s my grandpa and grandma left Illinois for the drier climate of New Mexico and… Continue reading Christmas in Illinois 2014: Day 3 – Visit with Barbara May
Month: December 2014
December 2014 in Illinois: Day 1
The biggest benefit of retirement is the ability to take extended vacations. Our grandson Jurgen just turned six months old; but he lives in North Riverside, Illinois. We took the opportunity to visit the family for a couple of weeks. We packed our largest suitcases because we needed to bring a lot of warm clothes!… Continue reading December 2014 in Illinois: Day 1
Book Report: The Joy of X by Steven Strogatz
The Joy of x: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity by Steven H. Strogatz My rating: 4 of 5 stars A few times I’ve seen postings on Facebook where people are proud of the fact that they “got through another day without using math”. I’m amused but a little sad that they… Continue reading Book Report: The Joy of X by Steven Strogatz
Ridiculously good baked chicken thighs
[EDIT: November 16, 2024. I fixed the broken link to the Dad Cooks Dinner recipe] Over the course of a week back in November we had our 3 favorite couples over for dinner on 3 different nights. The weekend before Thanksgiving we topped off the run with our forever friends the McDonnells. I had seen… Continue reading Ridiculously good baked chicken thighs
Book Report: Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach My rating: 2 of 5 stars We enjoyed listening to Mary Roach being interviewed on Fresh Air about this book so I thought this would be a great foray into my first science book read. I mean really, wouldn’t a book about sex be… Continue reading Book Report: Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach
