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Miracles
Miracles: A Journalist Looks at Modern-Day Experiences of God's Power by Tim Stafford (Bethany House, 2012) Do you...
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Just for Fun
Have you seen this ad ? In anything other than very small doses, this technology could get 'way out of hand: can you...
Casting the Net, Vol. 22 - Mathematics Education
My backblog has once again achieved unmanageable proportions, so it's time to bring back—ta da!— Casting the Net , in...
Not Much to Say But "Amen!"
It's not easy to offer a prayer in such a diverse, public setting, but Jena Lee Nardella, founder and executive director of of...
Murdoch Mysteries
Nothing is so likely to lure me to the television set as a good, short mystery. Fortunately or unfortunately, Netflix has a...
Back to School
Stone Soup today is worth highlighting.
Bullet Update August 20 – 31 (Sitting, somersaults,...
Aug 20 th : Joseph learns to do a somersault by himself. Vivienne is getting pretty good at sitting up by herself, though she...
Free Census Search
Ancestry.com is opening all its U.S. census records (1790-1940) for free from now through September 3. The census is one of my...
Not My Kind of Music
Definitely not my kind of music. But check out the guitar solo between 2:63 and 3:12.
My Kind of Music
This afternoon we were part of a Messiah sing-along at Rollins College, sponsored by the Messiah Choral Society . We sang...
Windows 7 Backup Help Wanted
All you Windows 7 users out there, can you help me with backup? Here's the problem: Windows 7 thinks it's smarter than I am,...
Sporcle Goes Swiss
Sporcle , my favorite technique for developing mental "hooks" on which to hang related information, now has a game for the Swiss...
Made to Stick
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath and Dan Heath (Random House, 2007) Can you hear me...
Abortion and Rape: Missing the Main Point
Let me make two things clear up front: I'd personally rather the government and other busybodies stay as much as possible out of...
But What about Fathers?
I may have missed it. After all, I didn't watch much of the Olympics. But what I did see was disturbing, and fits a...
Bullet Update August 9 – 17 (Creeping, Tierpark Goldau,...
Aug 9: Joseph and Janet are writing numbers, as they often do, this time at the chalkboard. Joseph asks Janet to write 112 but she...
In Print Again
Pre-Internet, I wrote to letters to the Orlando Sentinel a lot. That's "to," not "for"; no money came my way, though I was...
Another Decision to be Made
So sad. Our washing machine gave great service for over 10 years, so I guess in terms of today's normal appliance lifespan it...
Newborn Quintuplets
This is happening to a friend of a friend. Really. This is not an urban legend. :) f you don't believe me, you...
victory
When Porter came home from a two-week business trip, he commented, "Wow, the house looks great!" I was momentarily taken aback,...
An Evening of John Rutter
It was my kind of outing: a great concert, not far away, and only 50 minutes long. Central Florida Community Arts presented...
Bullet Update June13 – Aug 9 (before I forget what my...
June 14. Joseph is stopped just before getting the Jack Daniels BBQ sauce bottle to his lips. 15. Joseph calls any bug he sees a...
More than Gold
I didn't see Aly Raisman win her Olympic gold medal in floor exercise, as it was shown past even my Olympic-extended bedtime. But...
Grandma Blogging
Skip this post if you are tired of reading about our fabulous grandchildren. :) I was talking with Janet the other day, and as...
The Pirates of Penzance, Brantley Style
Last night we attended a very enjoyable performance of The Pirates of Penzance , proceeds of which were earmarked for a much-needed...