Author Archives: John

Browsing around on MySpace in preparation for a lecture I’m going to give on social networking sites, I made the discovery that Oliver hardy (of Laurel and Hardy fame) was born Norvell Hardy, and later changed his name to Oliver … Continue reading →

I’m not sure if passenger screening at airports really does much of anything to protect us from terrorism, but it sure is good for some laughs, as guards and police swing into action and press conferences are convened to explain … Continue reading →

Oh, and he’s walking! Took off Saturday night, October 7, one day shy of his eleventh month birthday. We were at the Maracá Ecological research station, sitting around the common room, when he started putting more than two or three … Continue reading →

João Oliver debuted three new inventions in the past weeks. One is to bend over and check out the view of world upside down between his legs. He straightens up and laughs like crazy, but I don’t know if it’s … Continue reading →

Did anyone else suspect that Big Love was going to end its season with a bigger bang than the Sopranos? Still: Tony Soprano: “She’s Dominican. Maybe.” Can’t wait for next year with both shows!

Today was my first day with a lot of playing with J.Oliver since he returned from Brazil. He has a lot of new vocalizations, including a back-of-the-throat trill that makes him sound like a flock of parakeets. He grabbed and … Continue reading →

Leda and J.O. arrived back in town this morning. Although I might not have picked João Oliver out of a line-up based on his filled-out face, to my pleasant surprise he really hadn’t grown than much or changed his habits … Continue reading →