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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...

 
sursumcorda

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...

 
harp

Mid-Week Update: Teaching what I’ve never learned,...

Posted in IrishOboe

Having spent far too much time trying to decipher my notation homework I decided to write a brief update since I’m not hurling...

 
harp

Practicing helps?

Posted in IrishOboe

For various reasons I had two hours of classes canceled yesterday, today, and tomorrow.   By some strange coincidence I got...

 
harp

Life is Crazy (November 12-25)

Posted in IrishOboe

It really is.   I don’t think I’ve ever been on the run for so long, though I’m definitely had more stress...

 
harp

Happy Fourth Birthday, Jonathan!

Posted in IrishOboe

As you probably noticed by the lack of updates, I’m either doing better with the homesickness, very busy, or both.  ...

 
harp

Veterans Day

Posted in IrishOboe

It’s so easy for me to be completely out of touch with American news and customs while keeping busy here in Europe but I was...

 
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We Remember

    Thank you, veterans, and all who are and have been prepared to give the "last full measure of...

 
harp

Friday classes

Posted in IrishOboe

8:30-10 Yoga (when I can) 10-11:30 Music History (800-1300) 12:15-1:15 German for foreigners Music history is...

 
harp

Thursday Classes

Posted in IrishOboe

8:30-10 Yoga (skip out early) 9:30-11 Gehörbuildung (medieval aural skills) with CY 11-1 Musicus and Cantor with CY...

 
harp

Wednesday Classes

Posted in IrishOboe

The Schedule   8:30-10 Yoga (when I can) 10-11:30 Harp class (every other week) 12-1 Ensemble...

 
harp

For My Fellow Troubled Spellers

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"It's Not Clear Why 1,4-butanediol Was Substituted"

So states an Orlando Sentinel article with the bizarre and ominous headline, " Hong Kong Tests Toys for Date Rape Drug...

 
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How Sleep-Deprived Are You?

I came upon this Sheep Dash game in an article on sleep cycles.  Supposedly it provides a measure of how sleep-deprived one is,...

 
sursumcorda

Boom-Boom!

Natsukashii!  There's no sound like it.  I had lost track of Discovery while out of town, but the familiar twin sonic booms...

 
harp

At Least the IRS is Friendly While Taking My Money

Posted in IrishOboe

For some strange reason I do not abhor filing taxes.   It’s a bit like working on a difficult puzzle and I don’t...

 
harp

Tuesday Classes

Posted in IrishOboe

Tuesdays are a bit of a challenge for me, but I get to top it all off with Bible study.   8:30-10 Yoga (skip out...