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Irene
Since Hurricane Irene has been flirting with our friends and family all along the East Coast, I'm opening up this post as a place for...
sursumcorda, 27 August 2011 |
Engelbert Humperdinck?
London, 1969: I was lost, though I didn't know it yet. For reasons I no longer remember, some friends and I had become...
Introverts in the Church - the Review
Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture , by Adam S. McHugh (IVP Books, 2009) (I wrote...
Involuntary Computer Fast
My e-mail and blog activity will be curtailed, either somewhat or a lot, until we get a handle on some serious computer problems. ...
Too Low-class for Sears?
I used to love shopping at Sears, insofar as someone who loathes shopping can, that is. But today my frustration meter pegged....
You Are What You Eat?
What's your gut reaction to this story ? There are more than 1,000 varieties of bacteria that live within the human gut, and an...
How Can They Learn without Being Taught?
If you can read this, thank a teacher. I've seen it on bumper stickers for years, and just today at the bottom of my Penzey's...
How To Tell a Male Blue Crab from a Female, American...
My sister-in-law, ever the teacher, saw some children catching blue crabs from our bridge. Walking over, she engaged them in...
"Note Reader" - An Alien Beast
Here's a quick post because the article frustrated me and I need an excuse to get off my feet for a few minutes. For the record, I...
Mini Joseph Update
July 20 th Joseph stopped his play, looked out the window, blew a raspberry (tongue fluttering between lips) and waved his hand across...
Boom-Boom - Now Silence
Welcome home, Atlantis. A moment of silence, please, to mark the end of an era. No more will we step out our front door to...
At Home
At Home , by Franz Hohler (translated from the German) (Bergli Books, Basel, Switzerland, 2009) Franz Hohler observes the same...
Firefighters in the Family
From every room of our house we knew it was 5:45 in the afternoon, when my father’s fire radio announced the time as part of its...
One Year Old!
Sorry it’s been over a month since I’ve blogged. Needless to say, it’s been busy. June 15 th : Our little boy...
How Do They DO That?
It's a good thing I have an economist for a husband, because ever since I weaseled my way out of a mandatory high school economics...
Random Thoughts on Psalm 23
One of my regular walks takes me across a small bridge, under which flows a stream. This stream can be a pathetic trickle or a...
Someone at Google Is Having Fun
H/T to Jon: In Google maps, get directions from "Beijing, China" to "Taipei, Taiwan." Look at direction 40. Then do the same...
Was Jesus an Introvert?
Our library finally came through with Introverts in the Church , into which I will dive as soon as I finish the other two books...
Breaking News - Babies Need to Move!
This is a mighty sad article . The British government has issued official guidelines aimed at getting the under-five crowd...
The Raw Milk Revoution
The Raw Milk Revolution: Behind America's Emerging Battle Over Food Rights , by David E. Gumpert (Chelsea Green Publishing,...
Sporcle for Fun and (Intellectual) Profit
Don't ask me how I came upon Sporcle, but beware—it's addictive! There are quick quizzes for a wide array of subjects, and...
What We Did for Independence Day
There's nothing like a small-town Independence Day parade, and when we're not attending weddings or births or other such out-of-town...
Another Reason to Say Only Nice Things about People -- At...
If you can't say something nice about someone, don't say anything at all. At no time was that old advice more pertinent than in...
The Longevity Project
The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life from the Landmark Eight-Decade Study , by Howard S....
Tax Fun!
If you live and work in the United States, you probably haven't thought about taxes since the middle of April. But for us, Tax...