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harp

Ferien!!!!!

Posted in IrishOboe

That means vacation.   A very good word no matter how much you like your work.   I’m exhausted and am looking...

 
harp

No time to write a title

Posted in IrishOboe

I’ve got to run and hit people with sticks, but I want to share a bit.   I’ve been stressing out about school...

 
sursumcorda

Mutton Dressed as Lamb?

They say trying new things keeps your mind young.  I should be in good shape, having recently ventured into two areas I was sure...

 
harp

Second to Last Week Before Christmas Break!! (Dec. 10-16;...

Posted in IrishOboe

Well, I burnt myself out working so hard the week before and wasn’t as efficient with my time this past week.   I lucked...

 
sursumcorda

One More Lesson from "The One Thing You Need to Know"

[Part 3 will be the last, at least for a while, since the book must go back to the library.  Here are Part 1 and Part 2 .]...

 
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More Lessons from "The One Thing You Need to Know"

The One Thing You Need to Know...About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success , by Marcus Buckingham (Free...

 
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Lessons from "The One Thing You Need to Know"

The One Thing You Need to Know...About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success , by Marcus Buckingham (Free...

 
sursumcorda

Kramer vs. Kramer

I just posted my complaint that the movies are getting weirder and less enjoyable now that we've reached the last quarter of the...

 
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The Deer Hunter

Our Academy Award "Best Picture" quest is getting squirrelier as we move into more modern times.  (Okay, so the 70s...

 
harp

The Sacred Romance

Posted in IrishOboe

Some dear friends I respect recommended “The Sacred Romance” and I started it without looking at the authors (a bad habit...

 
harp

Randomness with Dr. Plume

Posted in IrishOboe

I'm not going home for the holidays and I still have the "I don't want to do my work" blues.  While researching why men's...

 
harp

An Even Better Weekend (Dec. 8-9)

Posted in IrishOboe

In an attempt to learn to write concisely (or at least not using as much time) I’m writing this before I run to class.  ...

 
harp

A Good Week (Dec. 4-7)

Posted in IrishOboe

I am happy to report that I am no longer in a bad mood and have found myself closer to getting the ‘no reason happies’...

 
sursumcorda

Preparing for Christmas

I put in a vote for Christmas to be not on the 26th, but later instead I have extracted this, completely out of context, from...

 
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Great Circle Mapper

I found this great site while procrastinating doing research for our Christmas letter and want to share it.  Did you ever want to...

 
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Grandma Knows Best (Of Course)

Lemon and honey as a cold remedy?  I don't know about the lemon, but a new study showed plain honey to be more effective (and...

 
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Why Is It Always Bad News?

I normally don't mind that most news stories are bad news.  After all, the different, the unusual, that which makes...

 
harp

It’s Advent.

Posted in IrishOboe

Diana gave a children’s ‘sermon’ on Advent and the church advent wreath that worked well.   I still hold to...

 
harp

The True Story of Einstein

Posted in IrishOboe

Like the tapioca story, the story of Einstein sailing in the Connecticut river where my father’s side of the family has been...

 
sursumcorda

The First Sunday of Advent

Hooray!  I love Advent!  And I love being home at our church where the season is recognized in all its glory, and we don't...

 
sursumcorda

Computer Voodoo

Today our computer network stopped working. I needed to access a file on our laptop from our Windows 98 machine. ...

 
harp

December 1, 2007

Posted in IrishOboe

I have homework I don’t want to do so I spent some time finding old friends on Facebook and now I’m writing an update....

 
harp

A Lovely Day

Posted in IrishOboe

I very much enjoyed today and didn’t let any woes bother me.   I enjoyed each activity and am not panicked about...

 
sursumcorda

Random Information about Me

As Smithical well knows (we all laughed when she tagged me), I find most memes silly, so I'm breaking the rules by breaking the...

 
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Back to Blogging

I've much to write about, but since I just returned from a lovely Thanksgiving+ visit with family and friends, and had a full day's...