Curtin Call

Today is my first day back at work after having six days off. Although this included the weekend, I feel like I was on a mini-vacation. Some much needed time off! I took Friday as a personal day as my brother and SIL adopted the little foster boy that’s been living with them for the [...]

http://www.apple.com/ LOL

Geez, am I glad I left at 12:20 yesterday even at the grumblings and rumblings from the boss about why I should not. I wasn’t even off campus and the flakes started to come. By the time I got home (the highway was already very slow going) we were in the midst of a full [...]

Awhile back, the boss commented on what a great thing telecommuting is. No dealing with the stress of traffic, getting lots of work done without interruptions, etc. Do you think he’s going to still feel this way when I propose leaving campus at noon and working from home this afternoon, to avoid the snow storm [...]

…at a reception with President Hockfield and Dr. Byrne. Yes, I got one of those. Me. Piddly ol’ me! Our President spent Thanksgiving week in India, the first President to visit there while in office. Prior to her visit, many important folks from India visited MIT and I had the pleasure of coordinating that. It [...]