Author | Conflict Analyst | Presenter | Professor
Michael Livingston

The Blog

Galaxyrise Video

Thanks to SF writer and cool dude Jeffrey A. Carver, who sent along a link to this astounding video of the core of the Milky Way — that’s our galaxy, kids — rising up into the Texas sky.  Galaxyrise. This is astronomy at its most pure for me: an image …

In Search of Sleep

Elanor is a bit more, um, difficult than Samuel was.  More crying, especially at inopportune times.  Like, for example, when she’s awake.  Or when anyone else is sleeping. Not cool, little girl.  Not cool at all. On the plus side, I have managed to squeeze in enough time to finish …

Been Sorta Busy

I’ve been terribly deficient as a blogger of late, and my only excuse is how terribly busy I’ve been. Since Elanor’s birth we’ve had a steady stream of visitors and goings on. Time has flown by, leaving me in despair of trying to catch y’all up on things. I’d apologize, …

Birth Announcement

I’ll no doubt have more to say on the matter — I’ve been up for far too many hours and need sleep — but I thought a quick note was in order to let folks know that this morning, at 19 minutes after midnight, Sherry gave birth to a beautiful …