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Veterans Day Tribute
This year's Vetrans Day tribute is to all the U.S. (and pre-U.S.) veterans among our direct ancestors. Pequot War, 1634-1638: ...
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President Obama, VP Romney
No, it's not serious, and it's not an invitation for some wild-eyed idiot to try to change the election results by violent means. ...
"Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down this Wall!"
On this day in 1989 the gates opened, and the German people themselves answered President Reagan's famous call. Porter, who more...
Another Letter
No one I know wrote this letter, but it was posted on Facebook by a friend I respect, who called it thought-provoking. I...
An Open Letter to President Obama
Actually, it was a private letter, from Porter to the President. But I liked it so much I begged permission to post it. Mr....
My Election Day Predictions
If your candidate loses, the next four years will not be as bad as you fear. If your candidate wins, the next four years will not...
Bullet Update October 20 – November 5, 2012 (writing...
Oct. 20: We went on a hike with Joseph’s Swiss-side cousin and his parents along a beautiful like that we couldn’t see...
I Would SO Watch this Safety Presentation
I love Air New Zealand. Back in 1997, we flew Air New Zealand to ... well, to New Zealand! It was the longest flight I've...
Carrying the Monday Holiday Bill Too Far
As a homemaker, I don't find Mondays to be the horror that many people do . But at the moment I'm feeling a little more sympathy...
Math Dots Update
Mea culpa ! It's been nearly a year since my post about Stephan's Dots book (numbers in four languages), and I never did...
Do You Pay Attention to the Numbers You Read?
At first, I thought I was reading about an incredible medical breakthrough, instead of the evacuation of a hospital in New York...
It's Not College - The Food is Better
It's easy to request books from the library, but if others are in line before me, I never know when they will become available. ...
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned by Editing My Life by Donald Miller (Thomas Nelson, 2009) I started...
Do NOT Mess with this Jedi!
Photo credit Grammy (probably)
Happier at Home
Happier at Home: Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon a Project, Read Samuel Johnson, and My Other Experiments in the Practice of...
Earthen Vessels
Earthen Vessels: Why Our Bodies Matter to Our Faith by Matthew Lee Anderson (Bethany House, 2011) It took me much too long...
Vivienne at Nine Months
On the 21 st Vivienne turned nine months. It is at once hard to believe it has been that short and that long since we welcomed...
Bullet Update September 28 – October 19, 2012 (Ticino,...
The last weekend in September we visited the Stücklins while they were on vacation in the Ticino. We had a grand time despite...
A Modern Once-ler
I appear to be in the mood for quick posts sharing other people's brilliance. They're much more entertaining than what I can come...
One Screen to Rule Them All
Once again, Eric Schultz ( The Occasional CEO ) has come up with just the right note. My list of his serious posts I want to share...
The Chocolate Prize
Don't you love what you can do with statistics and charts? This chart is from a great article in the New England Journal of...
Murdoch Mysteries Revisited
We're now into the fourth season of Murdoch Mysteries , and I'm sorry that will be our last season for a while, unless we move to...
Mind Organization for Moms Review and Giveaway
The Power of Moms is offering a FREE Mind Organization for Moms program to one lucky reader of this post. Details on how to...
Scaling Down
Scaling Down: Living Large in a Smaller Space by Judi Culbertson and Marj Decker (Rodale, 2005) Prepare NOW; don't let...
Following Instructions
Recently, I bought a new 500GB hard drive from Western Digital. This despite the fact that the salesman told me external drives...