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Completely Irrelvant and Trivial Sad News

Beginning January 1st, one of my favorite comic strips, FoxTrot , will be published on Sundays only . I love FoxTrot primarily...

 
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Join the Rescue Effort - Pray!

A break in the weather (in which the winds on the mountain are predicted to be "only" 60 mph) is expected to set off an intensive...

 
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Japan story from a friend

Posted in IrishOboe

Here's a link to a crazy story about Toilet Cleaning Day in Japan at my friend's Jr. high school. Besides the 80min individual...

 
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Why I'm Afraid to Travel Overseas

Terrorism? War? Disease? Crime? Not being able to communicate? For the places I'm likely to go, the biggest danger is none of...

 
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Decorating my Room Finally

Posted in IrishOboe

The purpose for this post is mainly to experiment with adding pictures to my blog and mostly so I can procrastinate on work I don't want...

 
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Still More Epidural Dangers

I've already written ( here and here ), about some of the dangers of epidural anesthesia during childbirth.  Today's reports...

 
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A Toast to Lake Brantley

I do feel sorry for Lake Brantley High School's band . When our kids played in it, many of the members secretly (or not so secretly)...

 
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A Beautiful Sight

We went for a long walk around the neighborhood tonight, looking at the many inventive and beautiful Christmas light displays. But...

 
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You Know You Have too Much STUFF when....

In a moment of weakness, I brought home a Rubbermaid bin full of family books, papers, and photographs from my sister's house when we...

 
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Email Address Correction!

Posted in IrishOboe

I'm so sorry to announce that the email address on my blog has been wrong for many months. A good friend pointed out the mistake, but I...

 
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How Are the Fallen Mighty!

The Seminole Indians never surrendered to the U. S. Government; perhaps they knew that time and patience would be the keys to eventual...

 
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December 7

I'm not holding a grudge, and have recently fallen in love with Japan and her people, but history, remembrance, and memorials are...

 
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A Hero with a Box Cutter

Yesterday I tried to buy Porter some razor blades. It may be the biggest shopping season of the year, but some people are making it...

 
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21st Century Boy

Jonathan, who just turned three, met me on the stairs with a blue cable in his hand. As I passed, I remarked, "That looks like a Cat 5...

 
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Election Washout

Central Florida news teams were positioned to cover what they thought would be the big news of the night—the election—and...

 
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E-mail Down

To Whom It May Concern: If you need to reach us, try the good ol' telephone, or leave a comment here. For some bizarre reason...

 
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Two Views of a Child

Last night we heard the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra play Pierre Jalbert 's deeply moving In Aeternum , which he wrote as a...

 
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Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart , by John Eldredge (Thomas Nelson, Nashville, Tennessee, 2001) Captivating , by John and Stasi Eldredge (Thomas...

 
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Last Two Weeks in Japan Part II (Last week in the apartment)

Posted in IrishOboe

Since I’m obsessed I spend a good part of the time before my successor (Julie) came cleaning, organizing, and packing. That was...

 
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Life in the US

Posted in IrishOboe

Well, there you have it folks. The main motivation for writing in my blog was pressure from Mom to know what’s up in my life so now...

 
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Television, Autism, Statistics, and Prejudice

Economists are accustomed to drawing conclusions from statistical studies and aggregations of data. It's hard to reduce economic...

 
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Are We a Geeky Family or What?

So, Porter delves into the dark recesses of an accumulation of objects, lifts up an old keyboard, and shouts, "I see a mouse!"...

 
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50 Years Old Today!

I try not to make this blog too personal unless I know the person doesn't mind, so the honoree shall remain nameless, but nonetheless...

 
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The American Dream - Please Help a Friend

One of Janet's friends from Japan needs as many responses as possible for a survey that will become part of her senior thesis. Please...

 
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My Answers to the American Dream Survey

(Click here for the original survey post.) Questionnaire Name : Linda Wightman Age : 54...