"In his domestic administration my father had this system . . . to keep a journal and insert in it all occurrences of any note . . . A record very pleasant to look at when time begins to efface the memory of events, and very well suited to get us out of perplexity: When was such and such a thing begun? When completed? What retinues came? How long did they stay? Our trips, our absences; marriages; deaths; the receipt of happy or unhappy news . . . An ancient custom, which I think it would be good to revive, each man in each man's home. And I think I am a fool to have neglected it." (Montaigne, Book I, Essay 35 (publ. 1580))

Friday, March 24, 2006

A gift for my 50th birthday . . .


Among the other fine cards, gifts, phone calls and emails for my 50th birthday, one gift just stands out. Here I am modeling a T-shirt from Patrick. With both state universities represented in our household both by esteemed graduates and current students, we do have some fun with the U of A-ASU thing. (Except when U of A collapsed against Illinois in last year’s NCAA basketball tournament and the ASU fans were not completely sympathetic. Which they should be considering the sympathy constantly required in following ASU’s basketball team.) Anyway, it’s a fine shirt and will resolve the game-day wardrobe dilemma when the schools play each other next November.
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