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Once More Unto the Breach
Music is such a personal, touchy subject—as is worship. Put them together and you might as well be mixing sulfur, charcoal,...
sursumcorda, 20 April 2011 |
Phoebe's Quilt in the News
It's not the New York Times , or even the Hartfort Courant , but I'll thank the East Haddam-Haddam Patch for their article on the...
Phoebe's Quilt Wordle
I created a Wordle picture of all the surnames I have associated with the people who made Phoebe's Quilt : maiden and married...
Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Concert - Classical Masters
Piazzolla: Tangazo Mozart: Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major, K. 297b Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op.36...
High Stakes Gambling
I should write about our Ireland trip, but I don’t want to think that hard, so I’ll use the captive audience to talk about...
The Olde Cup & Saucer
The Olde Cup & Saucer , Jamestown Place, Altamonte Springs, Florida This is for our friend, Nancy: I'm taking you to...
A TED Lecture by Neuroscientist Michael Merzenich
You may remember Michael Merzenich as one of the major researchers mentioned in The Brain that Changes Itself by Norman...
The Blueberry Cage
Not long after we moved to here, we planted a couple of blueberry bushes in the backyard. As with many of our Florida gardening...
Phoebe's Quilt, Second Edition
The project that consumed my life since mid-January has now reached—not completion, but a stopping point. Deadlines can...
Pee Diaries
You’ve been warned. Despite a rather long break from ECing with Joseph because of preparing for the move, moving and...
There's a Way Out of This Cave...I'll Find It Soon
Too many short nights. 'Way too many long days. I'm currently babysitting the printer as it struggles with the second...
Little Update
Things have been plenty busy around here with several trips to Basel for rehearsals and other commitments but it’s been...
Speaking Up for Girls in the U.S.
The United States is a pretty good place to be if you're a girl. When we think of girls in need of rescue from sexual oppression,...
Joseph Update
I’ll have to update you on the move and the Ireland trip later. We moved, we survived and we had a great time in Ireland....
Finney's Fish
We had salmon last night for dinner. It was good: rubbed with olive oil and Old Bay, then grilled, served with marinated...
Thoughts on Japan, and an Update on the Team
It hit me suddenly, while reading about refugees housed in Japanes school gymnasiums, that this is the time of year we attended...
"Small World" Is More than a Magic Kingdom Ride
Look what we discovered! In the following scene, T is Stephan's friend who is in Japan helping D, the pastor whose work I mentioned...
Caught Again!
When will I learn not to trust product labels? I tasted these delightful cocoa almonds at the Daleys' and didn't resist when our...
Helping Japan, a Local Option
Japan is a rich, modern country and doesn't need help after a natural disaster the way places like Haiti and Indonesia do, right?...
Freud's Last Session
How did you celebrate St. Patrick's Day? We braved the crowds and streets awash in green beer to see Freud's Last Session at our...
Auto Factory Tourist Attraction
Here's a Volkswagen plant in Germany that makes me think of the (former) World of Motion ride at EPCOT. (H/T MMG.)...
Speculoos à Tartiner
I mentioned Speculoos à Tartiner before , when in January this unusual Christmas gift caused both U.S. Customs and the TSA...
Why Travel?
Unlike many people, I never dreamed of visiting foreign countries. I like being home. If I have family around me and good...
I’ll Take Boston Cream, Please
If you give up pie for lent, can you still eat Boston cream pie? The only thing that luscious concoction of cake, pudding, and...
What I Want to Be When I Grow Up
Check out the latest Occasional CEO post: A Little More Inspiration for more than a little inspiration. The Occasional...