http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/ ...out and about en-us Copyright 2009 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:33:30 -0500 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:55:00 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.25 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 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... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/199688.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/199688.html Massachusetts Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:33:30 -0500 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... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/195020.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/195020.html Cats Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:47:27 -0500 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... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/187673.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/187673.html Massachusetts Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:52:58 -0500 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... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/186997.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/186997.html Massachusetts Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:28:22 -0500 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/185684.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/185684.html Choral Music Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:46:12 -0500 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... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/184981.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/184981.html Cats Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:55:42 -0500 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... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/184399.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/184399.html About Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:07:17 -0500 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... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/183850.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/183850.html Movies Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:55:37 -0500 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... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/183302.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/183302.html In Memory / In Honor Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:54:06 -0500 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... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/181947.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/181947.html Massachusetts Sat, 30 May 2009 21:21:19 -0500 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... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/180442.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/180442.html Massachusetts Sun, 17 May 2009 20:20:31 -0500 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... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/180430.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/180430.html Cats Fri, 15 May 2009 01:31:43 -0500 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... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/180432.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/180432.html Life Thu, 14 May 2009 19:49:30 -0500 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... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/179861.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/179861.html Cats Sun, 10 May 2009 19:15:34 -0500 We moved into our new house last Friday - a week ago. Although it went as smoothly as it could have gone, it has been exhausting. The movers came at 7:30 Friday morning and had everything out of the house... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/179633.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hgroteva/innergeek/179633.html Massachusetts Thu, 07 May 2009 21:26:42 -0500