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Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Concert - Color Cathedral
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture , op. 36 Respighi: Church Windows Debussy: Sunken Cathedral...
sursumcorda, 18 April 2010 |
Our Very Own Penzeys!
Can Trader Joe's be far behind? Central Florida now has its very own Penzeys store , in the lovely Park Avenue area of...
Feodora Grand'Or Maracuja 75% Cacao Chocolate Bar
Ever since our visit to Rio de Janiero, where we began each morning with suco de maracujá sem açúcar ,...
Truth: Yours, Mine, and Ours
In “All Religions Are the Same…” (except Where They’re Not) , John Stackhouse takes on the fallacy...
What You Can Do with Statistics
The Obamas' Federal income tax return for 2009 is now media fodder . (Another reason not to run for president.) They made...
He Likes Bikes!
I try not to say too much about our current Federal administration, even though much of what they are doing scares me. (Yes,...
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning!
The alarm going off at 6:15 wasn't exactly my idea of the ideal way to begin a Saturday, but it was worth it. The occasion was...
Can't Get It Out of My Head
This started as a comment to the Sockdolager post on Daley Ponderings , but it turned out to be long and off-topic, so I migrated it...
Are We Up (Down) to P.P.W. Now?
A friend of mine likes to clean out her files periodically, and when she does I know to expect an envelope in the mail. She's...
Stones into Schools
Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan , by Greg Mortenson (Viking Penguin,...
New Year's Resolution #4 - Like More Things
There's nothing like establishing a pattern of making a new resolution on the 8 th of every month to make one aware of how quickly...
Easter Eggs and Birthdays
Stephan made some pretty Easter eggs with some old parsely leaves and onion peels for dye. I think they came out quite...
What Success Cannot Teach
Our greatest involvement in our children's public schools came during the heyday of the self-esteem movement, and I recall the...
Easter Greetings
Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia! We do know the proper first words of Easter morning. They...
Good Friday Thoughts
Is there anything worse than excruciating physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual torture and death? It takes nothing from the...
The Gobblestone School
The Gobblestone School: A Tale Inspired by the German Criminalization of Homeschooling , by Jacob Schriftman (aka Jokim Schnoebbe)...
End of the 2nd Trimester
Police Catch Pregnant Lady Walking Barefoot in the City
We're starting to have signs of spring here in Basel and I've been celebrating by walking to school without shoes. My, oh my how my...
"Cash for Clunkers" Bait and Switch
"Cash for Clunkers," Appliance Edition . I've been looking forward to Florida's appliance rebate program ever since I...
Processed Food Addiction
CNN Health reported a study in which rats, allowed unlimited access to bacon, sausage, cheesecake, frosting, and other high-calorie...
Indoctrinate U
Indoctrinate U (On the Fence Films, 2007) Indoctrinate U has been on my "watch list" for a while, but I...
Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
Janet alerted me to Jamie Oliver ; DSTB followed up with what is apparently a new show on ABC. It starts next Friday, but the...
Liberty, Justice, and Economic Security for All
Cleaning out old things, found this Hagar the Horrible comic, probably from last October. (The link is to the current comic;...
The Winter Park Art Festival
Today was a wonderful, sunny-but-not-too-hot day, perfect for the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival . This is a huge annual...
Census 2010
Our census form arrived. In a word: B-O-R-I-N-G. It's a good thing for future genealogists that we have so many...