April 22, 2018 — Mexico City

I had a very pleasant time last week in Mexico City. The weather, for one thing, was beautiful. While it was cold and rainy in Bethlehem, I enjoyed sunshine and warmth. Most important was the opportunity to visit our friends and colleagues there. I landed on Monday after an early flight, and had time for…

April 16, 2018 — New England

I'm in the air heading to Mexico! I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again. Last Monday Peter and I drove to Pittsburgh for the spring Mid-Atlantic staff meeting. Callie Miller picked a lunch spot which was bursting with personality, and Derek Bates took us to dinner at a restaurant in a huge old church building.…

April 9, 2018 — Working at Home

OK, I'm back. That was the worst cold I've ever had. I took three naps on Monday, but began to recover rapidly after that. It was a good thing I wasn't planning to travel last week. As I was recovering, Kristy and I had an extended conversation about how to manage my database, I handled…

April 2, 2018 — Maryland

I have a terrible cold. It snowed last night, but Benjamin is here for Easter, so he shoveled the sidewalks. I canceled today's engagements, but I hope to be out again tomorrow. Pray for recovery! Someone sideswiped me on the way home from Connecticut on Saturday, March 24. On Monday I was able to arrange…

March 25, 2018 — Connecticut

First on the agenda for Thursday was to shovel out the cars. I cleared the sidewalks and shoveled out the cars before I went to bed Wednesday, but the snowplows came through in the night and piled snow up along the cars. We got over a foot of snow, so there was a lot to…

March 21, 2018 — Ohio, WV, Millersville

I'm enjoying a snow day! I was supposed to be driving to Long Island to discuss starting RUF at Stony Brook University, but the threat of a foot of snow has everyone spooked. It's wonderful to have a day at home with Ruth, but she has the annoying habit of working all day. Last Monday…

March 11, 2018 — Change at the Top

I landed in Atlanta on time and arrived at my hotel by bedtime last Sunday night. I had a light schedule on Monday, which I much appreciated. It gave me the chance to unwind from the intense weekend prior (see my previous post). Tuesday was the meeting of RUF's national oversight committee, and the primary…