andrew on December 23rd, 2008

Last week we visited the Grand Canyon.  Our trip coincided with the huge cold front of Siberian air that swept across the country.

The snow-covered rocks were very beautiful!
We were prepared for cold weather, but not precipitation.

The views of the canyon were remarkable despite the overcast sky.  It must have been warmer at the bottom of [...]

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andrew on December 16th, 2008

It’s a good thing there are often beautiful sunrises in Arizona because we’ve been awake in plenty of time to see the sun’s rays emerge over the Superstition Mountains.  We’re gradually becoming adjusted to the new time zone.   I imagine we’ll be fully acclimated about when it’s time to return home.

Weaver’s Needle is particularly beautiful [...]

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andrew on December 16th, 2008

River has been singing in a chorus at school and I went to hear them sing carols last week.  They sounded beautiful!

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andrew on December 8th, 2008

Some people here have been very interested in doll houses recently. Molly has been looking for a doll house for quite a while now and she finally saw one that seemed right. So we’ve made a couple trips to nearby specialty doll house stores to ensure the house is properly furnished. We’ve [...]

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andrew on December 3rd, 2008

I’ve been working with my old friend Kyle at Precipio Technologies on a website for the Center for Institutional and Social Change, an project affiliated Columbia Law School to meet the “urgent need to rebuild the capacity of institutions to address pressing public problems in a democracy.” GroundShift.org launched today for the opening of a [...]

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andrew on December 2nd, 2008

We had a bit of snow fall this morning. It was very exciting!

The kids ran out to play in it, drawing pictures and eating it. I got hit with a snowball or two on the way to the car.

The roads seemed fine to me, but traffic was atrocious. There may [...]

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