Travel Bug

I've been traveling quite a bit lately, mostly for work. In the fall, I had the opportunity visit Monterey for the Internet Librarian conference. Last Friday, I flew into Chicago to give a presentation for work on company search strategies. (That was a roundabout day - flew in at 10 a.m. to Midway and flew out six hours later from O'Hare.) Today I'm at the Computers in Libraries conference in Arlington, VA (land of large, tan-colored buildings.) Next weekend, Jason and I are heading to the live music capital of the United States - Austin, Texas. It will be great to have a little break, as we've both been working too much. J is averaging 60+ hours a week, and I'm hovering somewhere around 45 - 50. For the time being, this schedule is fine, but we agree that it shouldn't last forever. There are way too many dog parks to explore with Bandit, too many great books to spend time in, and too many days that go by outside of the confines of our office buildings. What do you think we should be when we grow up? What do you want to be? Let me know!

Peeps Special for Easter

Yeah, yeah, I know Easter isn't all about the candy and cute bunnies. But, can we take a moment and focus on those awful marshmalllowy confections called Peeps? No longer are they confined to just Easter - there are gingerbread Peeps, snowman Peeps, black cat Peeps... the list goes on and on. In honor of Peeps (although, as my family can tell you, I detest the little things), here are a few of the more creative ways people have used Peeps:

Peeps in a Microwave (we did this once to a gingerbread Peep over Thanksgiving. Healthy family fun!)
Lord of the Peeps - The Fellowship of the Peeps
Peeps Doing Research at Milikin University

You, too, can join the Peep fanclub.

Happy Peepin' Easter!

Signs It's Spring in Florida

1. Those oh-so-wintery brown and black flip-flops are rotated to the back of the closet in preference of the hot pink and bright orange ones.
2. Floridians stop shivering in their long-sleeve t-shirts and gleefully move on to tank tops.
3. It rained. For a day.
4. Convertible tops retreat after a month of being exposed.
5. Allergies resurface (after all, we do live in a moldy swamp.)

Happy Spring! I hope it isn't snowing where you are. If it is, remember that Casa Caulk is open year-round for visitors - we'll even feed you chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast.