There’s only so much computer time, much less blog time and it looks like 7-thanks have taken over bullet updates. ...
— 1 — This will be my last 7 Quick Takes Friday , at least on a regular basis. It's been fun...
Dear Readers, I have been getting so many spam comments that I have decided to turn on comment moderation. Once you have been...
The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up by Liao Yiwu, translated by Wen Huang (Pantheon, 2008) With...
Things I’m thankful for in no particular order: I won’t always and forever have my sleep constantly...
— 1 — This is for my Carngie Mellon MechE grad daughter , who loves gears . Check out the rest of...
A Facebook discussion set me to pondering what I have learned through the years about necessary and unnecessary stress at...
Catholic holidays when living in a Catholic canton and father-son outings (this time to the transport museum)! Plus...
— 1 — Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays , but I wish we celebrated it in October, like the...
We will never forget. A day that will live in infamy. Forever is a long time. How long will it be, I wonder, before the...
— 1 — (In)Security. Here's another of the TED talks I accumulate from various places;...
Things I’m thankful for in no particular order: A head down baby that’s starting to lower –...
Things I’m thankful for in no particular order: Thanksgiving celebrations at Diana’s place! The...
No time for Seven Quick Takes, so here are Seven Quick Thanks: Extended family who love getting together and enjoying our...
Things I’m thankful for in some particular order: Our nephew who is 8 years-old today! People who...
I’m still slowly making my way through “The Habit of Being” (the letters of Flannery O’Connor) and since I...
Oct. 27 th : Joseph says “ice” for “lights.” He says “spices” and I can’t transcribe it,...
The Duggar Family is just about the only reason I might wish, a little bit, that we had cable television. Not really; Netflix...
Ahem. Our nephew is playing in the 2011 Quidditch World Cup in New York City. He's a Seeker, and he just caught the Snitch....
Things I’m thankful for in no particular order: Halloween candy (and the thoughtful people that made it possible for me...
What were you doing at 11-11-11 11:11:11? I was washing dishes. I noticed the clock at 11:13.
— 1 — Cultural differences. We're still reading the Sunday New York Times we picked up in...
The Priority Mail Large Video Box (O-1096L) may be the U.S. Postal Service's best kept secret. It's not a very big box...
Our son-in-law, Stephan, has an artist's eye, and it shows in this book he created for our grandson, Joseph. He has...
Congratulations to my brother and sister-in-law, who not only managed to get a 25-hour anniversary, but have much of the state honoring...