The Wallace Family

Matt is 22, and as far as I can tell, his favorite things to do mainly involve his computer and the internet. He's not too keen on having others describe his activities, so if you know him, ask him yourself! (If you can't find him, you might look around Stony Brook University.)

Kate is 24, a year out of college, back from a year teaching in Barcelona, and establishing herself in a new job in Boston. Keeping up with her activities from my web page is hopeless--you need to be her Facebook friend...

Laura is older than Kate, and she is the weakest juggler in the family. She likes to read, paint, cook, and travel. She enjoys organizing groups such as Bible studies and book groups. Laura was born in Arizona, and has lived in quite a few states.

Tim is the patriarch of this outfit, and still does some juggling, although he's not close to Kate in that department. When I was a kid I used to read science fiction by the ton, but unfortunately now the thrill is gone, since I evidently know too much. Whenever I try it I am dismayed by the lack of realism (on the parts that are supposed to be realistic, or at least scientific). Oh well, it's no loss since I subscribe to a few magazines that fill the gap, as well as reading the Boston Globe every day. If you are looking for something to do, try reading some or all of the following magazines: Linux Journal, Skeptical Inquirer, Wired, IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Computer, Scientific American and Perspectives on Science and Christian faith. Do I subscribe to all the magazines I read? No, at work I read a few more like Nature, Science, and Communications of the ACM.

Where do I find the time to do all this? Well, I don't watch network television shows. I haven't watched one regularly since the early 70's. (I have watched an occasional random one at the urging, usually, of family. The verdict has never been that I wanted to watch next week!) I do watch the occasional movie and Patriots game, but you can read a lot of good stuff and listen to a lot of good music simultaneously if the TV is off. In reality, though, I have to admit that I often have a pile of magazines about 4 inches high waiting to be read. I catch up when I go on vacation or travel on business.


Want the latest news on the family, with pictures? You can read our 2009 Christmas web page. These things drive some people crazy, and have become something of a Christmas cliche, along with fruitcakes. Well, I like fruitcakes, as well as Christmas letters, but the web-based approach shields everyone who doesn't from reading ours. You know who you are; don't touch that mouse! What, you like Christmas letters, and you haven't gotten around to reading our 2008 page? it's still here, and may be here in 50 years, through the magic of historical web pages. Into archeology? You can go all the way back to the beginning of Wallace web time, reading the web pages from 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, and 1997.


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