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And by winding down, I don’t mean I stop working. I hope you had a chance to read what Tanya Clement had to say today about parenting and DH. Aeolus-like, I pick up Henry at day care, stop at the bank, the supermarket, dash on home, compromise with the beast while I make us both dinner (read my first post today), give him a bath, play with lego blocks and sign language, and off to bed! Finally there, while Henry wriggles away the remnants of the day next to me, before he passes out like a snow angel,  I receive a scheduled call from Ray Siemens to talk Caribbean DH.

Ray is organizing a conference in December in Havana and our conferences have become partners of sorts. The conversation was quick, but productive. It seems Ray will also join our conversation on boosting  collaboration amongst digital humanists in the Caribbean. Since Friday, I have been trying to resuscitate my connections in Havana to provide Ray with a list of possible co-speakers for his conference, alas, without success. The lack of progress was a bit disappointing, but the week is still early. We agreed to stay in touch as we move forward with our adventures in bridge building.

Back in the living room, it was time to help my niece Joanna over at Texas State U. with her FAFSA application. I helped her set up Google+ over Skype, thinking it would be more efficient to use the screen-share feature in hangouts. After she realized why I wanted her to set up Google+, she pointed out that Skype also has the screen-share feature. That should teach me to be the digital expert in the family! At least my decade plus experience with FAFSA applications was still useful. While I was thus engaged, my dear wife arrives from her even longer day. She helps me out with Joanna’s application. She also knew that Skype had screenshare. Between jokes and IRS haruspicy, we submitted and bid adieu to my niece around 10:30pm. And with that, we shut down the computer.

[exeunt]


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