Attended a talk with Natalie Portman and William Easterly on FINCA at NYU's Skirball Center to learn more about (ahem) microfinance in Africa:

This weekend (Oct 19 - 21) a short trip to Ithaca and Cayuga Lake, NY to see the fall colors. We were a bit early but the colors were beautiful, nevertheless. Here are the pictures!

Stephen Colbert makes a NYT op-ed appearance. And on the serious side of the page, Thomas Friedman crafts a terrific contrast of Gore and Bush.

October 12-14: in Boulder, Colorado for the Education Policy Research Unit / Education in the Public Interest Center (EPRU / EPIC) annual fellows meeting.

Tonight: saw a wonderful new production of Lucia di Lammermour at the Met, featuring the best soprano on the planet Natalie Dessay.