Moose and Ink

Up until this weekend, I don’t ever recall hearing the term ‘hoarfrost’.   The meteorological definition is : A deposit of interlocking ice crystals (hoar crystals) formed by direct sublimation on objects, usually those of small diameter freely exposed to the air, such as tree branches, plant stems and leaf edges,…

Know this, my minions.  The lack of milk does not please me.

One of the more enjoyable things about working at Luther College is J-Term.  For those unfamiliar with the term, J-Term is the 1 in our 3-1-3 schedule for the school year.  Every student takes one course and it’s crammed into the four weeks of January.  It’s also a great month…

I’m working at home this afternoon.  My wife does this on a daily basis, but I never thought it a good idea for me.  For starters, I get distracted far too easily (why yes, I am writing this while I should be working) and that leads to poor work results. …

This morning, Steph discovered that I had a gray eyelash.  This is the first bit of gray I’ve ever had. She plucked it and as I held it in my hand, gazing down upon it, I thought of many things: I am no longer a young man.  I am getting…

So how’s 2010 been treating me?  Quite well, thanks for asking. What?  Oh, you wanted to know what I’ve done so far.  Well, here goes: Played a lot of video games, surfed the web, and did a bit of writing. Learned that my new Forgotten English day calendar is a…

As is tradition in every media – print, electronic, television, radio, extra-telepathy, etc – it is required that one puts together something that reflects on the past year. Seeing as how I’m not one that’s willing to tempt fate, here is the past year at Scribble Scribble and the Hughes…

I am apparently on the Naughty List. This is, of course, the only explanation for the large amounts of snow and rain that have hit Northeast Iowa.  Our expected trip to Dubuque has been postponed until the chances of us sliding off the road, crashing into a ditch, and surviving…