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EVOO
At Thanksgiving, my sister (thank you!) alerted me to the massive fraud going on in the olive oil business . I did a bit of...
sursumcorda, 4 January 2016 |
95 by 65: Quarterly Update #4 - 2015, the First Year
I've reached the end of the first year of my 2.5-year 95 by 65 project, and I'm thrilled. It has given structure and focus to my...
Chick-fil-A Does It Right Again
It's no secret I love Chick-fil-A . I've never worked there myself, but friends who did in high school found it a good,...
January 1, 2016
Happy New Year, everyone! And Merry Christmas, again, for it is still Christmas until Epiphany on January 6. We're up to...
Onward with the Bible Reading Plans
Having finished YouVersion's Cell Rule of Optina read-through of the New Testament by Thanksgiving, and planning to start a new...
Singing with the Stars
I'm not Englebert Humperdinck. I'm not Michael Bolton. But <ahem> last night I sang with the amazing Ashley (Locheed)...
Randomly Profound
My random quotation generator greeted me with this when I turned the computer on this morning: May no gift be too small to give,...
Merry Christmas from Publix
I did some last-minute grocery shopping this morning, realizing that my normal day for that event (Friday) was out of the question this...
Christmas Cards 2015 - Did We Lose You?
I know it's Advent, and we're still waiting for Christmas. But that's the header for our Christmas newsletter. This...
1066 and All That, and It All Started with Columbus
1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England by W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman (Barnes and Noble, 1993,...
Walking to New Hampshire
My 95 by 65 Goal #11 was initially a "to be decided later" walking challenge. Yesterday I decided it was about time I set that...
What's Behind the Image?
A friend shared this on Facebook. (Click to enlarge; you'll see later why I want to keep it small.) I'm not criticizing the...
My Radical In-laws
Actually—there really ought to be a word for "daughter's in-laws." That Phil and Barbara were involved in a protest back in the...
For Our Firefighters
A friend shared this picture on Facebook. I have no idea where it came from, and it's not very Christmasy, but it sure is clever....
Stiff
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach (W. W. Norton, 2003) This was another gift from my...
Sanity in Oklahoma
Many thanks to my sister for finding this ray of hope from Oklahoma Wesleyan University after our depressing conversation about the...
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Pericles, Prince of Tyre While there's no substitute for seeing a play live on stage, as it was intended, I'm thankful for the...
Going to Morocco for Dinner
This year we splurged and purchased annual passes to Disney World—for the first time since we moved to Central Florida over 30...
The Kids from Nowhere
The Kids from Nowhere: The Story Behind the Arctic Educational Miracle by George Guthridge (Alaska Northwest Books,...
Parking Garage Intelligence
We went to Disney Springs (formerly Downtown Disney, formerly Disney Village) a couple of months ago to pick up our new passes,...
Victimizing the Victims
I enjoy most episodes of the TV show, NCIS, but one I watched recently left me more than usually disturbed. To strip the show of...
SuperCats!
This is possibly the best use ever of cute pet photos: When Belgian police asked witnesses not to tweet officers' movements...
Lullaby
Lullaby by Steph Shaw Here's a shoutout to our very talented cousin-in-law. (If there's a word for "son-in-law's cousin" I...
Because Everyone Need a Lighter Moment Now and Then
Did you ever imagine that a story about a carjacking could make you smile? Especially one where the car was stolen with a child...
November 13, 2015
My Dear French Brothers and Sisters, Fourteen years ago we stood where you stand today. While no two experiences, much less...