London 2007
(From January 2 through May 14,
Catherine and I were in London.
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"All Nature is But Art:
The Coincidence of Opposites in English Romantic Literature"

Breaking chess news:
On Nov 14, 2009, eighteen-year-old
Magnus Carlsen earns world's highest rating.

On Nov 18, 2009, eighteen-year-old
Magnus Carlsen wins world blitz championship.
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See my grandson Frost

See scenes from Garden State,
   including the shirt, the infinite abyss, the graveyard,
   several other stills, and four animated gifs

See contrast of Closer and L'Ami de mon Amie,
   including analysis of four stills from the latter

See four famous Yale freshmen in 1964

See young lovers at Yale in 1967

In the background,
Erik Weihenmayer listens to
his climbing companions
on Mount Everest
before he leaps a crevasse.
If a blind man can
climb the highest mountain
in the world,
then what the hell am I complaining about?