I just got great news from my college roommate, Christian Schuler. He and his wife are going to have their first child next February! The due date is February 19th, very close to Michelle's due date. Congratulations, Christian and Lori!
Electronic News had a short article summarizing where ARC is at this quarter. The main thrust of the article is that our CEO is looking to make an acquisition in the next few months. I always find it a bit strange to be in a relative hiring freeze but able to buy companies. It seems a bit counterintuitive.
There has been a lot of road resurfacing work on 101A/Amherst Street these past two months. One thing that I've noticed about NH that I don't see outside of New England is that almost all curbs are made of granite slabs, not poured concrete. Perhaps it's because they're more durable through the winter against the snow plows and such. Perhaps it's because NH has such an abundance of granite available. The abundance of underground granite also one reason why our homes tend to need radon mitigation systems.
This morning I went for the first time to Mass at St. Patricks in Milford. Michelle and I used to be more able to go to weekday Masses earlier on in our marriage. It's been significantly more difficult since the children came along. I pass St. Pats every morning on the way to work, so getting back into the habit should be a bit easier. St. Pats has a nice traditional style inside: high ceilings, huge support columns, large decorative archs. Unfortunately, it has no "cry room". Lately the boys have taken to making loud, high pitched squeals, especially to each other when echoes are present. I can't picture taking them to St. Pats until they get over this.
I later hope to take a look at Deal Hudson's "The Bishops' Secret Letter". It's supposed to be very good and a sign of hope that something with more traction may be occuring within the US Church hierarchy.
The girls are getting very excited about their upcoming travel.
I found out this morning that our local Manchester television station, WMUR, is now available on DirecTV satellite if you purchase a local channels package. WMUR is our largest NH station, which I realize isn't saying much by Chicago or LA standards. Nevertheless, one of the main things people don't like about satellite television (vs cable or antenna) is missing out on certain local stations for news and weather. With WMUR on their optional local channel package, DirecTV is looking better and better. Then again, it's easy to look better than Adelphia.
Why does the news do this to us?
UPI: Bin Laden alive, preparing attack
CNN: no bin Laden (in other words, dead)
Same day, completely 180° opposite reporting.