The Tick-Tock McGlockton Edition

A new little wrinkle to the TGIF- the ticker above will count us down. The little gator is an inside joke. Well I finally had *MY* first doctor visit in Canada (not counting the probing I got from the government 2 years ago during my immigration application). I got my OHIP Card last month and went in for a check up. I have a high normal blood pressure but beyond that I'm reasonably okay. I'm in the crunch period for school. March madness isn't just about basketball. I've got three papers due this month and then I have about 3 weeks off until finals. I'm looking forward to the end of the semester so my brain can rest, but I'll miss the new friends I've made. The summer looms as time to work, prepare for the baby, take a brief (and for my wife much earned) vacation and then also spend a few days doing some research in the South. With a swing or two through VaBeach to see my friends, play some poker, losr a dozen or so golf balls, hug the nieces and nephew, annoy my siblings, and sponge off my parents just like old times. I'm a bit perplexed by how slow time is passing with the pregnancy. Now I know that once the baby is born time will speed up, my life passing before me like a comet...yada yada yada. So I shouldn't be complaining right? It's the control freak in me. I can't do anything about what is happening to my child and my wife. I'm powerless. Grrrr. It was new toy day for Dixie and Willow. Dixie took to the little orange bear (orange...she's soooooo Shelley's dog). While Will was fond of the green doggy. [Click on the pictures for better view] Well my mind is pretty much a big jumbly mess right now. I don't have anything profound for you this week and I'm not sure I want to wade into the Social Security morass just yet (though I'll have some words on it in the future). I've just been reading way too many declassified State Department cables this week about the Suez Crisis (the subject of my first looming paper). Tomorrow I have to spend a Saturday at the Library...not fun, though perhaps I can find a quiet corner. Since I enjoyed last weeks post about movies so much I thought I'd recommend some films books for you this week: 3 films (all based on novels and all starring Tobey Maguire)- Seabiscuit, Wonder Boys, Cider House Rules 3 books- Harlot's Ghost, Norman Mailer; John Adams, David McCullough; Gods of War, John Toland Hopefully you'll check one of two of them out. Well I should get back to President Eisenhower and his merry band of diplomats as they try to get the Brits and French and Israelis out of Egypt. Until next time, Cheers