Three Largely (OK, Entirely) Unrelated Ideas

The Georgians (market-friendly economy, potential NATO member) are our friends. Right? I guess it depends on who "our" is. Dammit, someone just tell me who is good and who is bad, as I don't have time for reading or nuance.

"Recrudesence" means an outbreak after an abatement of period of inactivity. A great word which I just learned and planned to use early and often.

I do have time, though, for reading about the futuristic A-11 football offense, where everyone is an eligible receiver.

I think the successful implementation of the A-11 is a valuable lesson from which both the Russians and the Georgians could learn. I would much rather see widescale usage of the A-11 rather than a recrudescence of the bland Wishbone offense after its relative quiescence, just as I would rather see a quick resolution to the two nations' issues rather than a recrudescence of Soviet-era hostilities.

Bringing it all back home, indeed.

Huzzah, everything is going to be just fine.

The Massachusetts Miracle continues! Take that, immediate Pre WW2, most of the early-to-mid 1970s and 1988-1994! Oh, and 2001-present.

To do lists

Now through Mid-May:

1. Maintain a low profile at home in order to deflect anger from exhausted, incredibly uncomfortable, 8-months pregnant-wife by doing the laundry, offering backrubs, entertaining the boy, finding a better response to "I’m huge!" than "You sure are!", speaking only when spoken to, etc.
2. Continue to execute on philosophy of "good-enough parenting" with 3-year old

Mid-May through Early June:

1. Have baby (although my role in the actual delivery process is relatively limited)
2. Pack all our worldly possesions
3. Move
4. Wonder why the f*** I thought cramming items 1, 2 and 3 into a six-week period would be a good idea
5. Continue to do moderately-competent job caring for 3 year-old

Mourning Ford with No Mail; Pounding to Messages

I found it a bit odd that there was no mail delivery yesterday out of respect for the passing of Gerald Ford. First off, because I didn’t realize it until today when I went to pick up yesterday’s mail for fama at our landlord’s temporary location … and there was none. Were similar actions taken upon the deaths of Nixon and Reagan? I don’t remember it … maybe Nixon didn’t get it because he resigned in shame. But Reagan? Anyone remember?

Also, I am hereby declaring there should be a standard for every phone number where, if you are calling and get the voicemail message, pound should *automatically* bring you to the beep. Sometimes it does, sometimes it hangs you up, and sometimes it brings you to some other weird menu. CLECs, VOIP providers and mobile carriers, consider yourselves warned!