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What??? Why You Hated Math in School
I can be a sucker for headlines like " Second grade math question has the internet fighting over the answer ," and this time I was...
sursumcorda, 23 June 2024 |
Pray for Faith - the Other Side of Transplant
With good reason, we have been focusing here on Grace. But there's another half to this bone marror transplant, and that's her...
Grace Update, Day +133, New Prayer Request
It has been blessedly quiet on the Grace front for a while, giving the family a chance to focus on Hope, her new little sister. No news...
America's Untold Stories
Reading his amazon.com "about the author" page , I found nothing about Mark Groubert to attract me. Hollywood, MTV, National...
Father's Day from a Different Perspective
Here's a post from someone—Sasha Stone—who has a great perspective on Father's day, having found a way to honor fathers,...
Predictions for 2024, Tucker Carlson and Jordan Peterson
Back in January of this year, Jordan Peterson and Tucker Carlson answered a question about where they saw 2024 headed. Here we are in...
Good News!
The chimerism results from Grace's most recent bone marrow aspiration are in: >97%! I've seen chimerism results of 100%, but...
Vitamin D and the dminder App
A family member was feeling chronically tired, unusual for someone of her age and apparent health. Suspecting anemia, the doctor did...
The Liturgical Mysteries
Mark Schweizer's Liturgical Mysteries (St. James Music Press) The Alto Wore Tweed (2002), The Baritone Wore Chiffon...
Father's Day Thoughts Ahead of Time
I've done a lot of business with Shutterfly in the past, which is why I'm still on their mailing list despite all my projects having...
The Cat Came Back
I miss the Muppet Show! Thanks to a friend with some exciting news, I was reminded of The Cat Came Back . My friend...
Big Test Coming Up
Hope is doing great, nursing and sleeping well. Heather, too, feels well and actually (to her mother's eyes, anyway) looks more...
A New Hope
Hope Serena Daley Born Friday, May 31, 2024, 6:50 p.m. Weight: 9 pounds, 11 ounces Length: 22 inches Hope was born at...
Corpus Christi Day Musings
On June 8, 2023, we were in Gdansk, Poland. It was just for a day, and Gdansk was not for the most part a particularly pleasant city to...
Memorial Day 2024
I have nothing to improve on the Memorial Day posts I have made in the past, except this thought that has been on my mind lately....
When It Rains on Your Wedding
We travelled to Bethesda, Maryland recently for my nephew's wedding. We originally booked our flights with Spirit Airlines, but they...
When Did Eating Become So Dangerous?
I suspect something is wrong with our food, as well as our habits of living. Reading my father's journals from 1959 to 1970, I...
Day +100!
I am brazenly stealing Heather's post ; I can't say it better. This is the day the doctors consider the transplant to be...
For the Sparkling Water Drinkers in My Life
I couldn't resist posting this Future Proof video , because my husband is obsessed with flavored sparkling water, and our grandchildren...
Grace Update - Little Things Are Big When You Have Cancer
The long-anticipated Day +100 is rapidly approaching, but Grace managed to make it more exciting by picking up her first post-transplant...
Zip Lines, Liability Waivers, and Fun
Before Canada's Freedom Convoy , which catapulted his vlog into fame, if not fortune, my favorite Canadian lawyer, David Freiheit, was...
Rating and Ranking
The U.S. News & World Report has come out with another ranking, this time of U.S. states , based on factors such as education,...
How to Choose a College Major
I was wondering how I'd get a post out today, in which there is no time for actual writing. Then my grandson handed me this on a...
Flying Woes, 1967
This story from my father's journals shows that air travel technology may have changed a lot in the past 50 years, but travel delays are...
A Story of the Pirates of the Caribbean Music
You like Pirates of the Caribbean ? You especially like the music? I think you'll enjoy this 13-minute story of the soundtrack ....