What your 14 year old has been up to....

I keep on my teenagers by tracking their netflix viewing. Witness the following from my inbox;

You recently watched Big Cat Diary: Season 3: "Episode 4". To help us ensure a great experience for all members, would you take a moment to tell us about the picture and audio quality?

A beautiful Sunday

I managed to get Craig to join me on a snowshoe hike today in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Here we are taking a self-portrait:

This is how deep the snow was if you ventured off the trail.
Me slogging up a hill where we hoped for a better view than we actually got.

Instead we parked ourselves and enjoyed a granola bar in the sun.

From my inbox

Shall I frame this? When will I ever be so addressed again?

Dear President Hacking,

2011 ADE-ADFL Joint Seminar Midwest, hosted by Northwestern University, will take place 9–12 June. The ADE/ADFL will sponsor the cost of your transportation to the seminar. The MLA/ADE/ADFL strongly prefers that all association-sponsored air travel arrangements be made via our contracted agent, MacNair Travel Management, since reserving your tickets through our agent will result in significantly lower fees for the association.

BYU curriculum

A student applying for a scholarship took these courses for his first semester at BYU...

Strengthening Marriage & Family
World Civilization from 1500
1st year Japanese
Volleyball, beginning
Intro to the Book of Mormon
Sharing the Gospel

Zoe

While I was away in Canada Craig put Zoe to sleep. It has been really strange to come home and not have her black shaggy presence in the house. Apparently she had missed a couple of meals and was moaning at night in her sleep from pain. She also fell more drastically coming down the stairs so he decided that it was time. She was around 16 years old which is no small feat for a dog. The vet came and put her to sleep and then took her away for cremation. I must admit that I cried when he described the whole thing to me.

My job part the umpteenth

For those of you who have followed or listened to me bemoan the Middle East Center and its politics here at the University of Utah. Or for those of you who can imagine the administrative fall out pending something of this magnitude, check out the latest:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/51222181-76/baktiari-piece-tribune-region.html.csp

Cuz I know you all love them

Another email from my colleague with a stellar example of undergraduate writing:

"Westernizers were very pro west people. They considered Russian to be backward and wanted Russian to be Europeanalized. That the only way Russia will ever united was through the imitations and ideals."

And yes, he is a native speaker of English.