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Last week, we had teachers’ meetings. This week, we had our classes and all the accompanying rigmarole. It is just exhausting. Not in a bad way, please let me be clear. It is just the summer wasso peaceful and quiet … Continue reading →

The first day of school is always exciting and, by the end, a little draining. But today it began with cupcakes for my senior advisees. This is their last first day in a new school year. They will have lots … Continue reading →

I returned on Saturday after a week in Iran. Dear SH stayed behind for an extra week since he had his talks to give at the Royan Institute in Tehran. During our time there, we could not access any social … Continue reading →

The Iranian government blocks lots of social media — including Pokemon Go (see this BBC report). Of the very few social media apps which I use, the following are blocked: wordpress (so you will have to wait until we return … Continue reading →

In preparation for our trip to Iran, we invested in a new camera lens. We bought at Sony DT 18-250 mm (F 3.5-6.3) for the Sony SLT-A33 camera. Here are a couple examples of the range of this new lens. … Continue reading →

Now I am half way through Geoffrey Moorhouse’s book Sun Dancing about medieval monks on Skellig Michael. The first half is a novelistic account of life on the island from the foundation of the monastery in 588 CE to 1222 … Continue reading →

Walking last night along the Seine, SH heard a brass ensemble playing and we walked toward it across the bridge. It was a group of friends playing together after a picnic. They were not orchestra members escaping from the baton, … Continue reading →

On our first evening in Paris, we walked along the Seine and passed an outdoor restaurant on the bank of the river. There was a jazz band playing and people were dancing in the street. They jitterbugged, twirled, two-stepped, and … Continue reading →