on her way to Kuala Lumpur

I just got off the phone with Ariel, after missing her a few times and having just written a note about her trip to South America. This time she was on a double-deck airliner just before take off to Dubai and then on to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she is going to meet some agricultural engineers to do a story on rice farming. I guess the assignment just happened. She must be very excited about it. Sounds like she will have an opportunity to explore the countryside, too.

The boys signed up for little league. Jack decided to play baseball again, even though he really liked soccer last fall, because he thought that he might not play baseball again if he missed this season. I thought it was a smart reasoning, and now want to make sure they both have a good season. He is on the cusp between minors and majors; and Ry is on the cusp between machine pitch and minors. Both the boys seem to understand this and don't have preconceived ideas about which league they should play. I talked to a coach for a bit, and it seemed reasonable they should just try out for both of their age group leagues and decide which fits best in about a month from now.