Goodbye Oughts and Hello Tweens

Okay, we’re back and it should be really, really fixed this time. First, OMG.  WordPress says this is post number 1000. I feel like I should do something special. Here’s a pony: Okay, I cannot possibly tell you the best of anything over the last 10 years. I don’t think that way. So here’s some …

Real Estate Afterword: Things We Learned

1. Stuff is really expensive here, but cheap for a city of this size and quality. We just have to deal with it. 1A. Apparently, economists are right about markets. People (i.e., Carrie and I) can be convinced that anything is worth anything. It just takes awhile and slowly one starts to think in terms …

File Under Banal: Pittsburgh Shopping List

My trip to Pittsburgh will be a whirlwind affair — about 48 hours in all, with two defenses and a lot of catching up to do. Given the short trip, I’m prioritizing time with friends over places to go, but one can’t help thinking about it. I won’t have a real chance to take advantage …

“Not All Chairs are Boring”

I feel like every other entry on this blog begins with a variation of “I’ve been very busy lately” but this one ends the sentence differently: “I’ve been very busy lately with stuff I couldn’t talk about.” Around the middle of May, the chips fell and it became clear that I was to be the …