http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/ ...out and about en-us 2009-11-21T20:37:34-05:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/206303.html I just finished watching all 106 episodes of Criminal Minds -- up-to-date now. What a trip! The show is now in its 5th season, but somehow we hadn't really paid attention to it until this past summer. But once... Social Science hgroteva 2009-11-21T20:37:34-05:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/199688.html We had an unplanned musical encounter last night at a place I've been wanting to visit for other reasons - but what fun! S saw an announcement about a concert being given at the Montague Book Mill, featuring the duo... Massachusetts hgroteva 2009-10-24T14:33:30-05:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/195020.html Like several of my blogging buds, I've been sidetracked by FaceBook. I started in late June and now have 139 friends. I've found it to be a fascinating experience - I've connected with some folks from high school (and I... Cats hgroteva 2009-10-01T22:47:27-05:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/187673.html I have absolutely no right to complain about missing music here. This summer has been a real treat. The special joy is that the pieces I hear evoke wonderful (usually) memories of ways I've interacted with them before. I'll start... Massachusetts hgroteva 2009-08-09T10:52:58-05:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/186997.html Living out in the country has brought some new realizations about vulnerabilities, but this is one I had never anticipated. From the July 30 "Sentinel" for our Belchertown: "A Westover {AFB] C-5 on a local training mission dropped two tires... Massachusetts hgroteva 2009-07-30T08:28:22-05:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/185684.html Choral Music hgroteva 2009-07-13T15:46:12-05:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/184981.html I'm very sad to report that Dylan has been gone for almost 10 days. Even in New Mexico, his nickname was "The Escape Artist." He was never content to be an indoor cat, like some other Tonks we know. He... Cats hgroteva 2009-07-01T20:55:42-05:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/184399.html As the Borg said to Jean-Luc, "Resistance is futile." That's how I've come to feel about Facebook. Yes, I'm on it now. The thing that put me over the line was the birth of my nephew last week. I know... About hgroteva 2009-06-24T21:07:17-05:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/183850.html I saw a great movie yesterday, "Every Little Step." It's a documentary based on the selection of the cast for the Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line." Great stories, great music, great dancing, and lots of energy. But what got... Movies hgroteva 2009-06-22T08:55:37-05:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/183302.html Saige Reisler, Development Officer for our College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, died last Saturday after jumping off the Tappan Zee Bridge into the Hudson River. She was 33, with a teenage daughter and a new fiance. Her memorial... In Memory / In Honor hgroteva 2009-06-13T22:54:06-05:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/181947.html Amherst has just been named the Number 1 college town in the U.S., according to the article posted here. Here we are on the map. It looks like the ranking was due to a number of factors, including 5 colleges... Massachusetts hgroteva 2009-05-30T21:21:19-05:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/180442.html All these photos were taken off the deck of our new house within the space of the first two weeks living here. The view is of Mt. Holyoke Range State Park, due west. The moods of the terrain seem to... Massachusetts hgroteva 2009-05-17T20:20:31-05:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/180430.html In Sadie's absence, Pookie had a quiet afternoon. The MN tribe always seemed to sleep in pairs or as a foursome. Pookie always paired with Sadie, but you can see that the dynamic is now a threesome - they seem... Cats hgroteva 2009-05-15T01:31:43-05:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/180432.html President Obama's commencement speech at Arizona State last night had me glued to the tube. He is amazingly inspirational - whenever I hear him speak, it feels like he's talking directly to me. ASU had the bad taste not to... Life hgroteva 2009-05-14T19:49:30-05:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/179861.html Sadie moved to a new family today. If you've been following this blog, you know that her adjustment to the other cats has been, well, not what you would call "adjustment." One of our new neighbors fell in love with... Cats hgroteva 2009-05-10T19:15:34-05:00