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Finance 101, and a Biblical Lesson Forgotten
Is it any wonder Americans are such poor money managers when you look at the behavior of our government? Or should I perhaps say that...
sursumcorda, 15 April 2008 |
Double Date in Italy – well, almost (March 29th, 2008)
After months of scheduling problems, the moment for our double date with Valda and Richard to the Italian part of Switzerland...
I'm Alive
When it rains it pours. There is much adventure to write about: performances, parties, activities, dates. I've been kept so...
He Only Said What So Many Believe
It's true that Barack Obama scares me. He has so much charisma that I'm afraid an Obama presidency would actually succeed in...
Intelligent Certainty
I don't agree with John Stackhouse on everything—no surprise to those who know me; I'm not sure I even agree wtih myself on...
A Story by Jonathan
As dictated, unedited, while Mom, Dad, and Noah were napping. There was a bear. And then he started hunting. ...
We're Goin' to the Zoo, Zoo, Zoo...
That's what we did this morning. We arrived at the Pittsburgh Zoo with a crab and left with a jellyfish, but in between Jonathan...
Who Was that Masked Webmaster?
Ideology, Liberalism, and Law
John C. Wright is one of the latest entries in my feedreader, and frankly I've forgotten whom to credit and am too busy/lazy to try to...
Every Writer's Dream
Isamu Fukui doesn't make lemonade out of life's lemons, he makes the whole lemonade factory. As a fifteen year old high school...
SAT Question of the Day
My morning routine often includes the SAT Question of the Day ; the mental exercise is not only fun (at least when your future...
Because One of You Is Male, and the Other Is Female
Not a proper post today, but I must keep my readers checking in. :) A post on Random Observations led me to this Boston...
Traveling with Small Children, 1780's Style
Our newly-found Smith Genealogy manuscript, which I mentioned in a previous post , is proving a treasure not only of facts but of...
Learning New Words
My teacher readers have permission to roll their eyes now, but I've finally figured out the reason for those stupid vocabulary...
Finally, some Swiss Adventuring!
I’ve been too focused on my studies and my dwindling bank account to bother with much exploration, but I had two day passes for...
Sir Ken Robinson, Creativity, and Education
Thanks to the Prodical Kiwi(s) Blog for alerting me to this video of a talk by Sir Ken Robinson on nurturing (or not nurturing)...
My Tax Idea
The other day we were told, by one whose buisness it is to predict these things, that no matter who wins the upcoming presidential...
Humor of the Day
I hesitated (briefly) to post this, for fear the person concerned might, if she ever came this way, think I was making fun of her. ...
An Embarassment of Genealogical Riches
As with much of my life, my genealogcial work goes in spurts; I love to get deeply into a project and run with it until the demands of...
Genealogy
I've added a new category to this blog: Genealogy. This won't be the first post, as I've reclassified some earliers ones...
Swiss Taxes
Let it be known that once again I called about Swiss taxes and once again I was told I do not need to do anything. Last time...
Community and the Internet
The Cult of the Amateur arrived from the library yesterday, not that I've had time to crack it open yet. But I thought about...
AWAD Quote
Here lies, extinguished in his prime, a victim of modernity: but yesterday he hadn't time--- and now he has...
Hostess Janet
My German Bible study is on vacation so I was left guilt free to host BCF Bible study last night. I had a grand time doing...
Chef Janet
So I’ve decided to stop being so scared about cooking and just do it. I didn’t do anything too adventurous for...