I was over in Ypsilanti today, taking the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification at Willow Run High School, and had almost three hours between the morning and afternoon sessions. So I went to explore Ypsi, where I haven’t spent that much time since we moved here a year ago. Driving down a street, I noticed…
Day: July 11, 2004
Signs of Cultural Acclimation to Michigan
The other day I startled myself by referring to a carbonated beverage as “pop” without thinking about it. Today the heat was in the 80s and the humidity was in the mid-to-high range, weather that would have made me whiny and irritable in California, but I actually said, out loud, “If this is the worst…
Cranked
The first commute ride with the new Marin Bobcat went absolutely great. Especially since I’m not in shape for it any more. The only problem is that it was not only the first, but the last, commute ride to grad school. I had to defer my enrollment for a year (« see the entry on…