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Unhappy New Year from Quebec
I thought I'd already published my New Year's Eve post , but this heartbreaking news from Quebec demands...
sursumcorda, 31 December 2021 |
Learning from (Personal) History
December in Florida can be interesting, weather-wise. One day we wear sweatshirts, the next shorts. Not...
It Sure Looks Like Good News to Me
I'm not sure why my husband insists on sharing the news he reads from major media outlets (mostly BBC News, Orlando...
It Wasn't the Christmas We Expected
It wasn't the Christmas they expected. The shepherds weren't expecting anything. The Wise Men (who came later) might not have been...
It Needed to Be Said
Sometimes the Babylon Bee gets it just right: Perfectly Good Cookie Dough Ruined by Putting It in the Oven . Frankly, I'm also a fan...
Ends and Means
Those who are smart and protecting themselves need to continue doing their best to protect themselves and their loved ones. I found...
Seven Days in Advent
In the second week of Advent, my true love gave to me: Five days of company Four choir rehearsals Three restaurant meals...
One Size Doesn't Fit All
"Find Your ZZZs: How to Get the Best Sleep Every Night" It was a two-page article in our local city newspaper—and very large...
Out of This World
Out of This World: Across the Himalayas to Forbidden Tibet by Lowell Thomas, Jr. (Greystone Press, 1950) This book is a...
Dangerous Countries (Laugh or Cry)
I've always had a problem with headlines, which all too often distort or even contradict the content of the story they purport to...
Happy Birthday, Thanksgiving!
I know I'm a little late for this Thanksgiving wish, since we're now well into Advent and the rest of the country is singing Christmas...
Alternatives to College
It's been a month since I linked to a Viva Frei "Sidebar" video, more because there's been too much to choose from than than too little!...
Hail, Middle Ages!
The impact of the Middle Ages on our human psyche cannot be overestimated. It's no coincidence that our most beloved epic dramas,...
1960 and the Culture of Mediocrity
What was happening at the beginning of the 1960's? I've long been a fan of Randall Garrett's Lord Darcy books, so when I found...
The Great Polio Spike in the 1940's
In research inspired by my previous post, Measles Wipes Out the Immune System? , I discovered this interesting article on another...
Measles Wipes Out the Immune System?
Here's a very strange news story out of the usually-reasonably-trustworthy BBC News: Measles resets the immune system . "Immune...
Little by Little
Recently I re-read The Light in the Forest , a book from my childhood, though I hardly needed to read the whole book to find the...
How Long Since this Stove Was Used?
I like to cook. Really, I do. This happened overnight.
Reading: Fiction and Non-Fiction
I read a lot. Now, "a lot" is pretty much a meaningless term. Since I started keeping track in 2010, I have averaged 72.2 books per...
We're Crawling Back
There was no reason the day should have been unusual. It began with a phone conversation with a good friend, and ended with choir...
An Unexpected Dark Side of Flying
As I wrote before , we recently made our first airplane voyage since before the start of the pandemic. I was surprised at how rusty we...
Something Scary (but Interesting) for Hallowe'en
My favorite Canadian lawyer has a weekly feature called "The Sidebar" in which he and American lawyer Robert Barnes spend an hour and a...
The Current State of Affairs Has Deep Roots
Every time I get close to abandoning Facebook altogether, I find something worthwhile I probably would never otherwise have seen....
Grace Victoria Daley
Grace Victoria Daley Born Sunday, October 24, 2021, 12:25 p.m. Weight: 9 pounds, 9 ounces Length: 20.5 inches Mom,...
The "Rust" Shooting
Still waiting for baby news. In the meantime, David Freiheit has the best analysis (9.5-minute video) I've seen yet of the...