We had a nice treat yesterday. We got to see Skip's college roommate and groomsman in our wedding, Eric Gregory. We hadn't seen him since Maddie was a tiny baby. He's doing a post-doc at the University in Glasgow and is in Cambridge for a couple of weeks helping with a summer school program for students who've just finished the first year of a physics Ph.D. Yeah, he's like WAY smarter than the average bear. It was really fun to spend the day with him and hopefully we'll catch up with him again over this coming year.
I've been following the coverage of Gustav on the internet. I have been so glad to see all the people evacuating this time. If you ever doubted that the media in America is somewhat sensationalized, check out the current headlines from the New York Times vs. The UK Guardian.
NYT: Powerful Hurricane Lashes Gulf Coast
UKG: Gustav Downgraded to Category Two Storm
As for Sarah Palin, the British press is calling her the Barracuda, which was apparently her nickname on her high school basketball team.
Of course the big news here doesn't need any sensationalizing. It is the continued story of the mansion in Shropshire that was torched and the family who lived there killed. They just found the third body whom they believe to be the daughter. Really heinous.
Here's hoping the Gustav goes easy on coast. Oh, wait. Now even the Guardian is reporting that waves are battering the coast. Darn!
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