Amy and Erica, Jeff‘s wife and daughter, drove to Huntsville for spring break. I was fortunate enough to have dinner with them last Tuesday night. Erica was a toddler last time I saw her. As you can see, she’s now nearly free of her chrysalis. Her parents are two of the comeliest people I’ve ever … Read more
Famed film critic Roger Ebert died yesterday. He was 70. My favorite thing about Ebert’s reviews is their consistent voice and principle. He was very effective at plainspoken profundity, and he’d frequently say things that I chewed on for the day after reading. I also much appreciated his philosophy of reviewing a film on its … Read more
This is week three of the spring soccer season. The boys have yet to practice or play because of rain. The forecast for the weekend looks good, though. I imagine that’s cutting practice for the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, too, but they’ll get full days in tomorrow and Saturday. Jay Leno has announced … Read more