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Speaking Up for Girls in the U.S.
The United States is a pretty good place to be if you're a girl. When we think of girls in need of rescue from sexual oppression,...
sursumcorda, 27 March 2011 |
Joseph Update
I’ll have to update you on the move and the Ireland trip later. We moved, we survived and we had a great time in Ireland....
Finney's Fish
We had salmon last night for dinner. It was good: rubbed with olive oil and Old Bay, then grilled, served with marinated...
Thoughts on Japan, and an Update on the Team
It hit me suddenly, while reading about refugees housed in Japanes school gymnasiums, that this is the time of year we attended...
"Small World" Is More than a Magic Kingdom Ride
Look what we discovered! In the following scene, T is Stephan's friend who is in Japan helping D, the pastor whose work I mentioned...
Caught Again!
When will I learn not to trust product labels? I tasted these delightful cocoa almonds at the Daleys' and didn't resist when our...
Helping Japan, a Local Option
Japan is a rich, modern country and doesn't need help after a natural disaster the way places like Haiti and Indonesia do, right?...
Freud's Last Session
How did you celebrate St. Patrick's Day? We braved the crowds and streets awash in green beer to see Freud's Last Session at our...
Auto Factory Tourist Attraction
Here's a Volkswagen plant in Germany that makes me think of the (former) World of Motion ride at EPCOT. (H/T MMG.)...
Speculoos à Tartiner
I mentioned Speculoos à Tartiner before , when in January this unusual Christmas gift caused both U.S. Customs and the TSA...
Why Travel?
Unlike many people, I never dreamed of visiting foreign countries. I like being home. If I have family around me and good...
I’ll Take Boston Cream, Please
If you give up pie for lent, can you still eat Boston cream pie? The only thing that luscious concoction of cake, pudding, and...
What I Want to Be When I Grow Up
Check out the latest Occasional CEO post: A Little More Inspiration for more than a little inspiration. The Occasional...
How to Be a High School Superstar
How to Be a High School Superstar: A Revolutionary Plan to Get into College by Standing Out (Without Burning Out) , by Cal...
Lenten Humor
I'm still struggling with the book review I'd hoped to post today, so instead you get Jennifer Fulwiler's dry humor. You can read...
She's a Girl ... with Two Older Brothers, Part II
Faith, at two and a half, is amazingly maternal. She loves tending her new sister, or her "purple baby doll" if Joy is not...
Ender's Shadow
Ender's Shadow , by Orson Scott Card (Tor, New York, 1999) Having read Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead while visiting...
Eggs for Breakfast
Overheard this morning: Jonathan (7) and Noah (4) were making breakfast. I wish I'd had a hidden video camera; the whole...
Thorny Business
Ha! Engish is cool, too. German has its Eszett (ß) and Spanish its eñe (ñ); the world is full of accents...
Oxytocin Rush
In Bad Science , author Ben Goldacre delivers the following paean as part of a discussion of drug side effects. I really enjoy...
Update: One Week Old!
Joy is one week old today. She is a remarkably good-natured child, or, as her Uncle Stephan would say, "chill." She...
Not All Moments Are "Teachable Moments"
Overheard during the flurry to get everyone out the door in time for church: "Jonathan, now is not the best time to tell us all...
Take Ben Goldacre's Challenge
In my review , I mentioned that Ben Goldacre's book, Bad Science , suffers from a tendency to sneer. Although he usually directs...
Life Lessons Learned Living with a Large Family
When the human/bathroom ratio exceeds 6:1, procrastination is a bad thing. A very bad thing.
Bad Science
Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks , by Ben Goldacre (Faber and Faber, New York, 2010) Bad Science was...