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Time for some rambling catch up.

Shortly after losing her first tooth, Emily almost immediately lost her second one. Given the current credit crunch, the tooth fairy is complaining about being liquid.

We spent the afternoon at the Museum of Natural History last Sunday. Our day started with an IMAX movie. Here I thought that an IMAX movie about Dinosaurs would be big, loud and exciting. Nope. It was a historical narrative about the first paleontologists. Boring. Katie and I couldn't wait to leave. Surprisingly, Emily found it interesting and asked a lot of questions. Although they enjoyed seeing the animals of North America and Asia exhibits, most of our time was spent looking at Dinosaur fossils. It was quite entertaining.

We may have skiied for the last time this season. Katie and I hiked up to Mohawk Mtn in northern Connecticut (Emily was sick). It turned out to be 'Customer Appreciation Day' and lift tickets were free. Nice! We traversed the whole mountain (Greens, Blues and Blacks). The conditions were decent given the reasonably warm weather (high 40s); however, it was really windy. Ice pellets blowing into our faces cut the day short, but sealed the deal that we will be skiing lots next season.

Breakfast and Baseball - Yes, we all got up at 6am on Tuesday and Wednesday to watch the Sox open their season in Japan. The kids were excited and showed a real interest in learning the specifics of the game. Katie starts playing softball this Spring, so that may have something to do with it. Emily has always shown an interest in the game. She starts kickball this Spring.

Emily is the cartwheel queen. She is taking a gymnastics class, and Soooo want to be able to do a cartwheel she practices ALL THE TIME. if she has 5 minutes to spare, you can count on her lining up and trying to cartwheel. She's getting there, but isn't there yet. Watching how into it Emily has been, Katie has now joined the class.

We saw "No Country for Old Men" on DVD. Good movie (violent), but wow the end totally lost me. Anyone wants to explain it, feel free.

Good Read

Just finished a very good book, Alan Greenspan - Age of Turbulance. It is part memoir, part economics text. Maybe you have to be an economics wonk to enjoy it, but the book is very well written and is an easy read. The first third, Greenspan talks of his past and his rise to the role of Chairman of the Federal Reserve. The second third is a interesting view of financial events from the eyes of the Federal Reserve. Recall that Greenspan's tenure spanned the presidencies of Reagan, Bush I, Clinton and Bush II. Reading his recollection of 1991 and the savings and loan crisis was particularly insightful given the current economic turmoil. What made is most ineresting was the fact that it was written before the current turmoil unfolded. The final third of the book is Greenspan's treatise on current economics and world developments. He expounds on the futures of China and Europe. He provides interesting insight on the futures of the U.S. Dollar, Social Security and Energy. This last part may only be interesting to an economics major, but its not written like a textbook.

It's thick and heavy, but worth the weight.