The last year has been pretty good for the Berlochers of Urbana. The Big News is the arrival of our second son, Paul Theodore Berlocher. He’s a charmer, with lots of smiles and, at this point, even a few words. He doesn’t say "bug" yet, although I am sure he would eat one if offered. Older brother Austin likes bugs, but at this point is more interested in dragons and elves than insectoid creatures.

My research, some of it with Hugh Robertson, has been productive the last year, moving us closer to understanding what really happens during the formation of new species of fruit flies.

Thinking back over past newsletters, I can see patterns of change over time in Urbana. Bread and Mexican food seem to be in the ascendancy, while beer seems to be on a decline. But as long as the paucity of enchiladas I mentioned in my very first newsletter entry has become lessened, life is good.