Back in Hotlanta

Well, I've hit the wall of despair this evening. I had such high hopes about finally posting pictures of the Rachel Tallman wedding, but I cannot find my transfer cord. I'm going to have to wait until I get a new one so that I can really start producing the visuals to bring my blogging entries to life.

Meanwhile, it has started to rain in Atlanta, making it feel like fall is really here. I haven't had much of a chance to explore the city yet. I do know how to get to the downtown area, the airport, the storage unit, and the grocery store. I hope to expand that circle soon. Speaking of downtown, I apparently haven't shaken that high school journalist... I get all unnerved when I think of how close we are to CNN Headquarters.

Just back from a trip to Pennslyvania, and am headed this weekend back to Tallahassee. It's business, but the hosting students have added some fun by interrupting training for the FSU football game. I think they are playing Boston College, who was lucky to beat BYU this year. I'm torn on who to cheer for... or rather against. I'll be wearing my BYU shirt. I could gruge cheer against BC or I could follow my gut to continue to cheer against Bobby Bowden. He's got too much of the good ol' boy in him. But then again, I think LaVell respected him. We'll see I suppose. The weekend after this one I'll be headed back to Tallahassee, as M. Catherine Thomas and her husband will be speaking there and I've been invited by their host family to hang out a bit. Looking forward to that road trip - and then to finally have a weekend in Atlanta.

And lastly, I think many of you know that I am a big fan of the "Best American (Fill in the BlanK) Writing". A big thank you to Matt for turning me on to these books with a Christmas gift years ago. Well, my two most recent aquisitions are the "Best American Crime Writing" and now the "Best American Scientific Writing 2006". In just a plane ride of reading, I can now say that I have a much better understanding of a) why chess is one of the most complex activities a human or machine can engage in, b) how "doing gender" is in the genes, and c) that we are biologically wired to believe in a God. I'm just saying, you might want to be watching out for some Smarty Pants entries in days or weeks to come.

Alright! Time to start winding down from the day. Another lesson learned today: frozen/reheated lasagne may very well taste better than when you made it over a month ago. For some reason I was a skeptic, but no more.