1 May, 2008
Zerihun E. Wohleber has announced the formation of an exploratory committee to ponder a third-party presidential candidacy in 2040. Wohleber turns 35 in Sept. 2040.
21 Apr, 2008
I known I'm biased, but I think my son is insanely cute--even more so in person than in photos.
18 Mar, 2008
Linda and I brought Zerihun home on March 7 but of course I've been too busy and exhausted to post about it. We took numerous pictures in Ethiopia, but before I can post them I need to clear a level surface on my desk so I can open up my laptop.
21 Feb, 2008
Our son is outrageously cute. This morning we received an e-mail with a 20-page report on Zerihun: lots of pictures and the first in-depth description of his behavior and personality. Sounds like he's doing great.
Update: More pictures.
And, just FYI, our Zerihun gift registry at Target.
15 Feb, 2008
On Feb. 27 Linda and I are leaving for Addis Ababa to meet our son, Zerihun! The adoption was made official in Ethiopia in mid-January and a new birth certificate listing us as his adoptive parents was issued last week.
26 Dec, 2007
We received several gifts from one or more unknown senders. They were mailed from a third-party vender, possibly via Amazon (some of them were on my wish list). Whoever you are, thanks! Here's what we got:
- Soul Made Flesh by Carl Zimmer
- Ethiopia in Pictures by Jeffrey Zuehike
- Lonely Planet's Ethiopian Amharic Phrasebook
- Sorene: Children's Songs from Ethiopia, which we're listening to right now - mystery solved: this came from Linda's mom
Thanks again!
While I'm here, I'll give a shout out to Linda's mother, Carol Peters Barry, who among other things sent Sandman Vol. 2 and Marcus Samuelsson's The Soul of a New Cuisine: A Discovery of the Foods and Flavors of Africa. We've already gotten a lot of use from the cookbook: Yesterday I made a pan-African Christmas dinner: doro wat with injera, lentil stew and sauteed bok choy (okay, the bok choy was a substitute for morning glory), served, of course, with a 2004 Louis M. Martini Cabernet Sauvignon. On Sunday I made steak spiced with boharat plus a rice dish from Senegal.
