Happy birthday, Will

Will and his favorite people!

His ice cream birthday cake. So good! Made with love by Maya and me.

Will celebrated his 35th birthday just the way he likes to celebrate all his birthdays: lazily. He slept in, went out for lunch with me, gave a lecture on campus and then watched the Cardinals. A few neighbors came over for cake but otherwise, it was a quiet day. The cardinals lost, a disappointment but the came back the next day for a win for a day-late birthday present.

Baseball Fall

They are addicted.

It's been a Fall full of Baseball. Guillermo and Will hardly miss a game. Guillermo has been falling asleep listening to the Cardinals on KMOX. He sometimes draws pictures of plays and leaves them by his door for Will to find in the morning. Will, in turn, leaves the final score near Guillermo's door so he can check it in the morning.

Guillermo is also playing baseball this fall. He loves it. His favorite position is catcher because "you get lots of action." He looks like the little boy dressed up as Darth Vader in the Volvo commercial when he has on his catcher's gear. (Don't tell him I said that!)

Never in His Wildest Dreams

Never in Guillermo's wildest dreams did he expect to meet Darth Vader (or Dark Vader, as he calls him) at the Peoria Air Show. But, Darth Vader was there, along with a whole crew of Star Wars characters. Will was pretty excited, too!

Guillermo ranting like the Tusken Raider next to him.

Will and Darth Vader

With Boba Fett, the greatest bounty hunter that ever lived.

A fatherly pat from Darth Vader.

Props to Will

I should have posted this last week, when it first ran. Better late than never. It's a profile of Will and his research that ran in the Daily Tar Heel last week, front page. Check it out.

The Ozone Hole

Will is the narrator for the infographic "The Ozone Hole," created by UNC senior Wilson Andrews. The infographic won second place in the William Randolph Hearst Foundation's Journalism Awards Program. Check it out. Will sounds pretty good. (It may take a minute to load.)

Scientist Will

Will won a grant a few months ago and UNC's School of Public Health made a video about the work he is going to do. You can catch Will being all scientific:

http://www.sph.unc.edu/accelerate/meet_the_innovators_video_7988_6068.html

You may notice (and if you don't, I'm pointing it out now) that Miles Davis gets more prominent play in Will's office than either Guillermo or I. Don't even ask about Maya's presence, but we know he loves us.

UPDATE: Apparently the earlier link wouldn't work on some computers so I added the address. Please let me know if that doesn't get you there and I'll figure out something else.