Daily Archive for August 2nd, 2008

Cousins’ Camp

Published on August 2, 2008 in family and travel. 0 Comments

My mom and dad have to be the coolest grandparents ever. Every summer they hold “Cousins’ Camp” for their older grandchildren and “Ladybug and Firefly Camp” for the young ‘uns. This year I got to tag along for Cousins’ Camp. We went to the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Kartchner Caverns, the Mormon Battalion Monument in Tucson’s Presidio Park, the Sonora Desert Museum and Tonto Natural Bridge. Seeing all those places helped me appreciate anew the stark beauty of the desert. Maybe I could bring myself to live in Arizona, after all.

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Just words

Published on August 2, 2008 in uncategorized. 1 Comment

I just read a great article in the New York Times about a guy who read the entire OED. I don’t think I’ll try it, but it does inspire me to pull out my own copy (yes, it’s the one with the magnifying glass) and squint over a few pages.