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Hooray for the County Health Department!
Because of the vaccine shortage, we abstained from our annual flu shots last year. Perhaps that was a good thing, because it encouraged...
sursumcorda, 11 November 2005 |
Another Crazy Week (Oct. 31 – Nov. 4)
Monday, November 11 we had the ICC (English club) Halloween party. I brought in baking stuff and things for making spiced apple cider...
Where There's Life, and Freedom...
A friend alerted me to a Wall Street Journal Opinion Journal column by Peggy Noonan , in which she reveals her impression that our...
Back in Business - with Lime Daley!
Lift Up Your Hearts! , IrishOboe , Sursum Corda , and SalemsAttic have a new home: Lime Daley ! This is no bad reflection on our...
Back in Business - with Lime Daley!
Lift Up Your Hearts! , IrishOboe , Sursum Corda , and SalemsAttic have a new home: Lime Daley ! This is no bad reflection on our...
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Blog Maintenance
IrishOboe will be undergoing non-routine maintenance for a little while. Please refrain from making posts or comments until the...
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Blog Maintenance
Lift Up Your Hearts! will be undergoing non-routine maintenance for a little while. Please refrain from making posts or comments until...
Another week (Oct. 22- Oct. 30) (eating bee, big...
Well, I know I should have spent my time tonight catching up in my blog, but I bought a new toy and I’m having too much fun with it,...
The Difference Between Democrats and Republicans
Mallard Fillmore hits the nail on the head again. One can as easily subsitute "president" for "congressperson."
What’s Going On in There?
What’s Going On in There? How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life , by Lise Eliot (Bantam Books, New York,...
The Real War Against America
The Real War Against America , by Brett Kingstone (Specialty Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL, 2005) Our local library has a...
Bay Punch Recipe
As promised elsewhere , I am finally printing the recipe (actually, a couple of recipes) for Bay Punch, absolutely the best drink in...
Which Box Are You In?
A friend sent me a copy of Louise Story's New York Times article describing the new generation of bright, college-educated women...
The past two weeks (Oct. 10th-Oct. 21st)
I’ve had a rough time at school, though it was mostly in my head and heart so I apologize for neglecting this site. I’ll update...
Watching Wilma, and Waiting
There's not much to do but pray, watch, and wait for now. Our freezer has been full of ice and frozen jugs of water and other potables...
Found It!
I would not do well on one of those music school "drop the needle" tests, in which one needs to name a piece of music based on hearing a...
A Few Random Observations from Jonathan's Visit
Jonathan is never cold. Our pool was a Florida-warm 77 degrees for his visit, but it didn’t take long for the rest of us to feel...
A (semi) Normal Week (Oct. 3-9) (brass band, visitors...
Monday (Oct. 3rd) was a so-so day with classes and I was busy doing exam grading. It was a great day considering how much happened...
The Second Long Weekend (Sept. 23-25, Fri-Sun.) TOKYO and...
For those of you who are keeping track, this weekend comes right after my crazy night out to dinner and karaoke with fellow teachers...
Work Week Sept 26-30
Wow! I am so behind! I’ll just post stuff directly from my diary. It’s a little dry (not to mention not always in...
This is not a post 2
I'm so sorry I'm this behind but I keep doing amazing things. I don't have time to devote to describe Tokyo and sumo right now, nor...
This is not a post
Hello, hello! I have negative time to write an update right now. I just wanted to let people who are following know that since I've...
Home Safely
I just heard from Heather and Jonathan, who have safely navigated car and plane and bus and foot and are home in Pittsburgh. I didn't...
The short week (Tues-Thurs Sept 20-22)
Since Monday and Friday were holidays (Friday was the autumnal equinox), this was a wonderfully short week. I love my job. I...
The Engineers' Son
You might guess that Jonathan is the son of two engineers by the fact that he frequently peruses their Dilbert calendar, laughing...