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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...
sursumcorda, 26 October 2005 |
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...
Jonathan's "Happy Hunger"
I once read that a child should learn "at the rate determined by her own happy hunger." (I believe the quotation is from John Ciardi,...
The first long weekend: Sept 16-19 (Fri-Mon)
We had our first holiday weekend due to the Respect for the Aged national holiday (Monday, Sept 19). I enjoyed it a lot, though...
A Visit with Great-Grandma
Great-Grandma Landeen came for lunch yesterday, and Jonathan had fun playing trains with her, and reading the new books that she brought...
Running with Dad-o
On Friday Jonathan and Heather had accompanied us the park for our regular running date. While Dad-o ran, the rest of us walked around...
Almost (but not Quite) a Day without Swimming
Jonathan is not accustomed to having to leave the house before 7 a.m. for church, but he managed to be only one of the Seven...
A 22-Mile Bike Ride and a Three-Hour (Plus) Swim (Saturday)
Having learned that it is now possible to ride along the bike trail from our neighborhood to the bridge over I-4, Heather wanted to make...
Short hi
Hello! As you can tell it's been a busy week! I had a wonderful three day weekend last weekend, then we only had three days of school...
In Search of "Girl Pick Gourds"
Jonathan has several pictures of Louis Comfort Tiffany stained glass windows that he likes to look at, so we were excited to give him...
A Facility for Quotation
One of the joys I remember from Heather and Janet’s childhood is hearing them quote back and forth to each other sections of...
Playground Fun
Yesterday we also went to the neighborhood playground, Heather and I walking, and Jonathan sometimes pulling, mostly riding in, the...