Forecast

We ended up getting a foot of snow, but it melted pretty quick. We went for a drive in the close-in mountains on Saturday, and it was gorgeous.

March Madness

I came across two good articles on basketball recently.

The first is a long Michael Lewis article on Shane Battier. I know it doesn't put me in exclusive company to be a Michael Lewis fan, but that guy could write about paint drying and I'd be fascinated.

The second is a Stanley Fish piece on pick-up basketball. It's shmaltzy, but pretty good. A few months ago I played in a public park in Denver where I was the only gringo, and some of what Fish writes really resonates.

Jim and Travis at it again

I plan to post links to my monthly columns on PaperMoney.

Here is March's -- http://www.globalpapermoney.com/news.php?viewStory=3410

Recommended Reading

Recommended reading for anyone with an interest in infant care. The bottom line—there is very little measurable difference between breastfed and formula fed children. Now, I’m not going to run out and buy formula just this very minute, but the article generally supports my recent self-assurances that plenty of fully-functioning, even successful adults were not breastfed, were overly attached to their pacifiers, didn’t sleep through the night until they were well into toddlerhood, were fussy, threw tantrums, etc. Happy parenting!

Huck and Master Knips

Thank You!

Thanks to everyone for the congratulations messages! It's been great to hear from folks we haven't heard from in awhile. Please continue to keep in touch. If you need a current e-mail address, look me up on the National Renewable Energy Laboratory website.

In the meantime, here is our funniest baby picture to date:

 

Maternity Quarantine

New mom Elaine writes:

Today is Huck’s 11th day of living on the outside, and my 11th day of living on the inside. I have been outside exactly four times: three times going back and forth from the hospital, and once to tell Travis where in the yard he could dump the compost. Perhaps today I will go on a little (2-3 block) walk.

This is not to say that I have been idle. In addition to my motherly duties and attempting to get a reasonable quantity of sleep, I have had the luxury of crossing a few things off my to-do list and catching up on some work-related reading because Travis and his mom have so generously taken over all kitchen and laundry duties, and a good amount of diaper changing, burping, and rocking.

Hopefully, despite my self-induced busyness, I am also getting in enough time for reflection. It has been about twelve years since I had more that 3-4 weeks off from work at a time.

(Written on 2/15, things are getting more exciting by the day)