Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Ob la Di, Ob la Da

Things have been a bit slow here at Dr. T. and the Geek, eh? Well, that's largely because there is not much going on around here. Here's a few little tidbits of recent happenings in our lives:

- Tim guest-lectured on Language Structure and Development for Traci's Psychology class at the College of Charleston a few weeks ago. According to the student feedback, it was a big success. Tim is hoping to start teaching his own course at Trident Technical College in the near future (next Spring, maybe?)

- Tim was named "Speech Pathologist of the Year" for 2006 at his work, and he is very proud of his achievment.

- Nala loves it when the weather starts to get brisk at night, and Traci and Nala have been taking long walks every night.

- Traci has decided to take on another class for the Spring Semester at College of Charleston. She will be teaching Child Psychology as well as her typical Introductory course. This will mean a bigger time committment, and with her private practice starting to build she will likely have to scale back at her full time job. These are all good things!

- Tim and his friends Greg and Ben (both up in Chapel Hill, NC) have been meeting online every so often to enjoy a game of World of Warcraft. They are able to talk to each other over the internet (via a free service called Skype), and have been enjoying their time "geekin' out".

- The LowCountry Strategy Gamers (Tim's local game group) have been continuing to meet weekly, and have added a few new members. They have a game-day scheduled for November 4th.

- Traci celebrated her XX (censored) birthday this Sunday (Oct 22), and we went out to Poogan's Porch for a lovely meal on a beautiful Charleston fall evening. It's really awesome around here at this time of year.

- Traci will be travelling to Ohio in 2 weeks to visit her family, then we will both be heading to Philadelphia for Tim's cousin's (Lauren Fields) wedding.

Hmm... guess there is more going on than we thought... Thanks for visiting!

Oh, and there are few new features here at the Blog:
- If you are interested in receiving more information about the LowCountry Strategy Gamers, see the link at the bottom of the page.
- The list of "recently played games" on the right is fully linked to the applicable game page at BoardGameGeek.com. Click around, explore, and have fun!

Sunday, October 01, 2006

A Very Special Lady


Judy Patchel
July 6, 1940 - September 17, 2006

Our good friend Judy Patchel passed away last Sunday, and Tim was able to travel to San Diego to attend her memorial service and assist her family (including her son, Tim's good friend John) in beginning to take care of her affairs. She was a fantastic lady who always carried a "can-do" attitude and brightened the lives of everyone she met. She will be missed.