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Bus Adventure
In Pittsburgh it can be faster to take the bus to the airport than to drive, because there are special bus-only lanes that sneer at...
sursumcorda, 9 February 2007 |
Whom Do You Trust?
When I read the story of Melissa Busekros , I wonder anew why some people are so anxious to subject our country to the authority of...
Blogging as Art
Yesterday's visit to the art museum set me thinking. The featured exhibit was quilts from the Gee's Bend community , set...
An Afternoon of Art
The Orlando Museum of Art offers free admission to locals on Thursday afternoons, so today we paid them a visit. I am a word...
A Perfect Mess
I haven't read A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder—How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and On-the-Fly Planning...
The Great Strauss Dynasty
On Monday we attended the latest concert in the Orlando Philharmonic 's Focus Series: The Great Struass Dynasty . I...
The Story of the World
The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child. Volume 3: Early Modern Times , by Susan Wise Bauer (Peace Hill...
Hallelujah!
We spent over four hours at church this morning and heard not one word related to the Super Bowl! I'll bet not many in this country can...
Date Format
Talking with Janet about the confusing differences between date notation in the U.S. and in Switzerland (month-day-year vs....
We're Fine
Having just received my third "are you okay???" message, I guess I'd better make a post. We were under a tornato...
Good Article on the Teaching of Writing
Check out this essay by Andrew Pudewa on teaching writing . I've been perusing his site, which I find very interesting, and...
Voice from the Past
Jon alerted me to this performance by a man singing a duet with himself as a young boy soprano. The idea itself is moving, and the...
What Hath Judge Green Wrought?
Taking up Janet's challenge , I'm attempting to put a YouTube video in this post. Being perennially out of date and out of touch, I...
Coercive "Health"
I wonder how much of the harm in the world has been done to people "for their own good." I think of the Crusades, forced...
Good...
A Candian study indicates that knowledge of two or more languages can play a significant role in staving off dementia. ...
Learning Time!
According to this WebMD article , napping helps babies process and retain new information. Extrapolating to all ages, maybe a good...
Completely Irrelvant and Trivial Sad News
Beginning January 1st, one of my favorite comic strips, FoxTrot , will be published on Sundays only . I love FoxTrot primarily...
Join the Rescue Effort - Pray!
A break in the weather (in which the winds on the mountain are predicted to be "only" 60 mph) is expected to set off an intensive...
Why I'm Afraid to Travel Overseas
Terrorism? War? Disease? Crime? Not being able to communicate? For the places I'm likely to go, the biggest danger is none of...
Still More Epidural Dangers
I've already written ( here and here ), about some of the dangers of epidural anesthesia during childbirth. Today's reports...
A Toast to Lake Brantley
I do feel sorry for Lake Brantley High School's band . When our kids played in it, many of the members secretly (or not so secretly)...
A Beautiful Sight
We went for a long walk around the neighborhood tonight, looking at the many inventive and beautiful Christmas light displays. But...
You Know You Have too Much STUFF when....
In a moment of weakness, I brought home a Rubbermaid bin full of family books, papers, and photographs from my sister's house when we...
How Are the Fallen Mighty!
The Seminole Indians never surrendered to the U. S. Government; perhaps they knew that time and patience would be the keys to eventual...
December 7
I'm not holding a grudge, and have recently fallen in love with Japan and her people, but history, remembrance, and memorials are...