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Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Posted in IrishOboe

Since my poor mother is having computer problems, I’ll fill you in with the family news.   On Saturday Daddy too Mom...

 
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Monday Morning Wake-Up Call

Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business...

 
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Disenfranchised? Bring It On!

Not really.  I do want my vote to count.  But I can't help finding the Democratic Party's attempt to disenfranchise...

 
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First Fish!

It's not my story , and it's not my photograph, but it's my grandson!  (Click on the picture for a larger view.)...

 
harp

Update: Updates will be sparse

Posted in IrishOboe

The good news is I’m feeling better.   The bad news is I’ve never properly shaken the music-related problems that...

 
harp

Normal Life Update

Posted in IrishOboe

I’ve been ‘scolded’ for not updating my blog as much.   That’s good to hear because it means people miss...

 
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Mommy, It's a Renoir!

Mommy, It's a Renoir! was the title of a book about art appreciation for children that I fell in love with many years ago.  To my...

 
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And So It Begins

Remembering that where they are now, we could be any time in the next few months, let's remember in prayer the people facing...

 
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Windows Media Player Grumble

I really have little right to complain about Windows Media Player as I'm only in the beginning stages of trying to understand it. ...

 
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Baby Einstein - Asking the Wrong Questions

With my interest in both children and education you knew it wouldn't be long before I commented on the latest "Baby Einstein"...

 
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Shades of Green

I acknowledge that sometimes the government is better than the market at accomplishing good things.  In the classic example,...

 
harp

"Homeschool"

Posted in IrishOboe

I’ve come to realize that the word “homeschool” can have a radically different meaning to different people and it can...

 
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In God We Trust?

I have a friend who is a faithful e-mail forwarder.  I don't mind, because she is pretty much the only one who sends me the dusty...

 
harp

Family Vacation Part VI

Posted in IrishOboe

I’m very happy to report that the traffic on the way home was much improved over the traffic on the way up.   Mom, Dad, and...

 
harp

Family Vacation Part V

Posted in IrishOboe

Our time at the Maggie P. has once again come to a close.   Once again I think picture are better than words.   Thanks to...

 
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Thinking the Best

As one who habitually indulges in catastrophism, I appreciated this essay by John Stackhouse on why people don't get back to us...

 
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Kingdom of Children

Kingdom of Children: Culture and Controversy in the Homeschooling Movement (Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology), by Mitchell...

 
harp

Family Vacation Part IV

Posted in IrishOboe

The big weekend with all of my sisters and my cousins and my aunts is over.   We had a marvelous time and the weather mostly...

 
harp

Family Vacation Part III

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There’s not too much to report here other than the usual great food, fun in the sun and all the normal Maggie P. activities....

 
harp

Family Vacation Part II: Home Sweet Maggie P.

Posted in IrishOboe

We arrived and tumbled out of the car breathing in the wonderful smells and spontaneous erupting into yelps of joy.   It is so...

 
harp

Family Vacation Part I: The Long Trip Up

Posted in IrishOboe

Wednesday (July 18 th ) morning Mom and I left at a decent hour in the morning and started the four day trip up to the Maggie P....

 
harp

St. Augustine: Traveling Florida

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When my family moved to Florida we spent a few years visiting the sights and exploring what the sunshine state as to offer.  ...

 
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Stuck in NumLock Mode

Our laptop has been used in a docking station for months, and today I took it out to use it independently.  No go.  I could...

 
harp

Friendship

Posted in IrishOboe

C.S . Lewis on Friendship in his book The Four Loves: "Friendship arises out of mere Companionship when two or more of the...

 
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Concert Surprise, Or Why I Need My Husband

I need Porter. I'm not in this case referring to the fact that he has a good job and my employable skills are a quarter century out...