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End of the Spear
I haven't yet managed to post my review of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe , but I'll let End of the Spear sneak in ahead...
sursumcorda, 6 February 2006 |
Know Your Mortician...and Your Hospital
As further proof that we haven't progressed much, ethically, from the days when unsavory characters made midnight forays into graveyards...
More "Mad Cow" Worries
Because I have a friend who is an avid deer hunter, the New York Times article on chronic wasting disease caught my eye. CWD is the...
Back Up Your Data!
It was a bit frightening. A few months ago we added a Maxtor OneTouch 200G external hard drive to our system, which excited me...
Links Fixed
For those of you who have given up on the long-broken links to Peter's Ponderings and Hannah's Happenings , I finally fixed them....
A Word from the Webmaster
You will notice a change in the form used for making comments. Thanks to an enterprising (among other adjectives) spammer, I've had to...
Family
This Orlando Sentinel column by Leonore Waldrip needs a wider audience. So for the dozen or so of my non-robotic readers, here it is.
Home Birth is Looking Better All the Time
Imagine: You are happily expecting the birth of your child, and when the thrilling moment approaches you check into your local hospital,...
Tragedy at Milwee Middle School
Most of you will hear about this sooner or later—it was on the front page of the CNN website tonight, so no doubt it will be on the...
The Giver
The Giver , by Lois Lowry (Dell Laurel-Leaf, New York, 1993) I doubt I would have found The Giver had it not been required reading...
O Holy Night
Time spent celebrating the season precludes (for the moment) collecting and publishing my thoughts on Christmas and culture. That will...
Watch What You Mail
While browsing the USPS website for international postage rates, I found it amusing to note some of the items one cannot mail to...
Where Is this on the Developmental Charts?
Jonathan has his own small electric screwdriver, which he uses to remove and replace the tiny screws on the back of his (non-working)...
He Peels Eggs
I could write so much more about the great things Jonathan is doing, and I probably will, eventually. But what impelled me finally to...
The Well-Trained Mind
The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home , by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise (W.W. Norton and Company, New...
11-11
Thank you, veterans.
Hooray for the County Health Department!
Because of the vaccine shortage, we abstained from our annual flu shots last year. Perhaps that was a good thing, because it encouraged...
Where There's Life, and Freedom...
A friend alerted me to a Wall Street Journal Opinion Journal column by Peggy Noonan , in which she reveals her impression that our...
Back in Business - with Lime Daley!
Lift Up Your Hearts! , IrishOboe , Sursum Corda , and SalemsAttic have a new home: Lime Daley ! This is no bad reflection on our...
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Blog Maintenance
Lift Up Your Hearts! will be undergoing non-routine maintenance for a little while. Please refrain from making posts or comments until...
The Difference Between Democrats and Republicans
Mallard Fillmore hits the nail on the head again. One can as easily subsitute "president" for "congressperson."
What’s Going On in There?
What’s Going On in There? How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life , by Lise Eliot (Bantam Books, New York,...
The Real War Against America
The Real War Against America , by Brett Kingstone (Specialty Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL, 2005) Our local library has a...
Bay Punch Recipe
As promised elsewhere , I am finally printing the recipe (actually, a couple of recipes) for Bay Punch, absolutely the best drink in...
Which Box Are You In?
A friend sent me a copy of Louise Story's New York Times article describing the new generation of bright, college-educated women...