There's a well known song called Simple Gifts. What most people don't realize is that it is really about change ringing. This is clear from the chorus ( Read more... )

Last night we watched Little Miss Sunshine at the Somerville Theater. It was pretty good. The odd thing about it is that one of the main characters looked and sounded like Eric Trumpler (a bellringer). I wonder if they are actually related. He doesn't look nearly as similar in most of his other photos though ( Read more... )

About two months ago Mira and I got engaged! We wanted to tell people in person, so I didn't write anything here right away, and then I was busy. We have picked a date for the wedding: July 20, 2008. That is now only 1100 days away. We've started working out some preliminary plans for things. Like guest lists. We have over 100 people from just ( Read more... )