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New Math Fun
Andy B. posted a link to New Math on Facebook, and it tickled me so I'm passing it on. Many are funny, some a little odd, one...
sursumcorda, 21 February 2009 |
Claude Moore Colonial Farm, Again
I briefly reviewed the wonderful Claude Moore Colonial Farm back in 2005. It's time for an update, because there's a great...
Caught by a Book Meme
The usual disclaimers, I don't usually do "memes," etc. But when it's books, it's hard to resist. I found this one over at...
Genealogy - In Search of History, and Some Blue Blood
Both Porter and I are fortunate in having many ancestors who were amongst the first Europeans to come to this country. Whether...
New Harp
I am currently busy practicing the new harp that the schola ordered based on a Spanish painting from 1390. It as a double row of 14...
A Brief Whine about Welsh Names
I'm trying to digest and document the genealogical data I gathered during my recent visit to the NEHGS Library in Boston. There's...
Ich hab' es geschafft!
I don't know if Mom will figure the title out from Hippo tapes, but BabbleFish will be happy to help those who can't read it. (And...
I don't necessarily agree with everything I say
There is no post that will be worthy of breaking my blog silence, so having recently learned that I have devoted friends that still...
A Week for Li'l Writer Guy
After all the travelling we did in the last quarter of 2008 and in January of 2009, I, the homebody, was really ready to enjoy a few...
Super Bowl Sunday - America's Holy Day
Why do I like our church? Well, for one thing, during yesterday's service there was not one mention of the Super Bowl. :)...
Casting the Net, Vol. 5
I concluded Volume 4 by decrying modern society's "increasing belief that we are entitled to pursue our pleasures without...
Casting the Net, Vol. 4
Casting the Net is where I post various items I find interesting but about which I choose to limit my commentary—because...
Preparing for the Future - Introduction
George Friedman's The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century is not yet available, but there's a long and fascinating...
The High Cost of Stupidity
There's a reason the Oxford University Press had to include "common sense" in its new Junior Dictionary . In 2003, a construction...
Culture Shock?
Rather than hijacking Heather's post, I'll ask my question here. The pay toilet has long since disappeared from American public...
Brrr
For the amusement of our friends and family, particularly those who were in New Hampshire last week, we are under a hard freeze...
A Philosophy of Dictionaries and Libraries
What do you expect to find in a public library? I would like—though no longer expect—to find a large selection of old,...
El Bodegon
Heather and Jon gave us a gift certificate for the El Bodegon restaurant, because they know we've been mouring the demise of our...
Passing the Torch
It doesn't really matter that Barack Obama was not my candidate of choice (see my election series, Part 1 , Part 2 , and Part 3 for...
Congratulations, Pittsburgh!
Insofar as I care about the Super Bowl, which isn't any distance at all, actually, I did think it would be cool to have an...
Conversations, Collectivism, and Christianity
I've noticed a disturbing trend in recent writings condemning individualism and independence, from the oft-quoted "It takes a village...
Weather Musings
At this moment, the temperature is the same in Orlando and Basel, which means that Orlando is having a "cold snap" and Basel has...
Quote of the Day
From Conversion Diary : Want to get to get things done like never before? Try writing a book. I guarantee you,...
Casting the Net, Vol. 3
A couple more quick takes, as I dig through the backlog. Think Your Kid's Gifted? You're Probably Wrong , from Geek Dad . ...
Dreams of a Past Life - The Diplomacy Days
Diplomacy . It was Henry Kissinger 's favorite game. It was also a significant part of our lives in the early 1980s, back...