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Wunderschöner Tag!

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I hope I spelled that correctly.   It started out cloudy, but by the end almost felt like a summer day.   I went around...

 
sursumcorda

Don't Do It, Mr. Gore!

Al Gore has won the Nobel Peace Prize.  While I don't think well enough of the committee that makes these decisions to be...

 
harp

Internet, Cell Phone, Velo reborn

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Yesterday I biked to MPark and signed up for internet (though it won’t start until the 24 th ).   I thought the Migros...

 
harp

Today's AWAD

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Oh the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring...

 
harp

Velo, Lost, Birthday Party, Shopping

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Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Yesterday was a lovely day.   After lunch with Veronika I met with Valda at her work to have coffee...

 
sursumcorda

Lesson Learned - Again

How many times do I have to be taught that technology, while useful, even delightful at times, is not to be depended on?  I...

 
harp

Worship and More Provisions

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After posting the updates yesterday I spent a good bit of time at Valda’s piano.   What a ministering gift it is to read...

 
harp

I like my friends for more than their food . . .

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So after posting all my updates at Valda’s she invited me to a pumpkin meal at Richard’s.   Since it was nearly nine...

 
harp

The Fifth Day

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Sunday, October 07, 2007 I walked to church this morning and was received with a very warm welcome.   It was simply so good...

 
harp

Day 4

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Saturday, October 06, 2007 Only four days?   I walked through town for the first time since I’ve been back and it...

 
harp

The Third Day

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Fri. Oct. 5, 2007 My computer now has power (but no internet as I’m back in my room) so I could wax poetic, but must be...

 
harp

Pictures

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 Side entrance.    View from my window  View down the street (Basel is at the end down below)...

 
harp

More Provisions

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October 4, 2007 After writing my last update I scanned my emails to see if anything need to be taken care off.   I clicked...

 
harp

Arrival

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Tues. Oct 2 nd – Wed. Oct. 3 rd 2007   Despite traffic I made it to the Orlando airport in time.   I even had...

 
harp

D . . . i . . . a . . . l . . . . . . . U . . . p . . . ....

Posted in IrishOboe

The garden is not the only cute thing here.  Niether is the house the only old thing.  I haven't heard a computer dial into...

 
sursumcorda

50 Years Ago Today

I don't believe I was aware of the launch of the first Sputnik 50 years ago.  I do remember going outside with my father two and a...

 
sursumcorda

Back in Basel (surrogate poster)

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Janet is back in Basel!  She took the train from Zurich and was met at the station by her new hostess.  Her home is lovely,...

 
harp

I'm Off Again

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We leave in half an hour for the airport.  I don't know when I can be in touch again.  Thanks for your prayers.  I'll...

 
sursumcorda

Organizing for Your Brain

Heather recently reviewed a book called Organizing for Your Brain Type .  According to this article , it might well have been...

 
harp

Brood of Vipers: When should we use shocking Biblical...

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It’s a long story, but because of Tim .  I got to thinking about when we should follow Jesus’s example when he warns...

 
harp

Three Days and Counting and Thank You Mr. Egoscue!

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I want to cry.   I want to sing.   I want to dance.   I want to hold on.   I want to fly.   I’m in...

 
harp

Ticked-Off, The Flip Side

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I just had another hilarious encounter with customer service, but unlike usual, I wasn’t talking to someone in India, she...

 
harp

Humble Apologetics by Jon Stackhouse

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My apologies for talking so much about this book before reading it then failing to write about afterwards.   I started notes...

 
harp

Italian Men

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As we pass the one week mark I’m finally going through papers I should have gone through long ago and what should I happen to...

 
sursumcorda

What Hath Google Wrought?

This morning I did as I usually do several times a day—I went to Google to perform an Internet search.  This time the front...