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The Corpse Walker
The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up by Liao Yiwu, translated by Wen Huang (Pantheon, 2008) With...
7 Quick Thanks Friday - 8
Things I’m thankful for in no particular order: I won’t always and forever have my sleep constantly...
7 Quick Takes Friday - 9
— 1 — This is for my Carngie Mellon MechE grad daughter , who loves gears . Check out the rest of...
Thinking about Christmas Stress
A Facebook discussion set me to pondering what I have learned through the years about necessary and unnecessary stress at...
7 Quick Thanks Friday - 7
Catholic holidays when living in a Catholic canton and father-son outings (this time to the transport museum)! Plus...
7 Quick Takes Friday - 8
— 1 — Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays , but I wish we celebrated it in October, like the...
December 7, 1941
We will never forget. A day that will live in infamy. Forever is a long time. How long will it be, I wonder, before the...
7 Quick Takes Friday - 7
— 1 — (In)Security. Here's another of the TED talks I accumulate from various places;...
7 Quick Thanks Friday - 6
Things I’m thankful for in no particular order: A head down baby that’s starting to lower –...
7 Quick Thanks Friday - 5
Things I’m thankful for in no particular order: Thanksgiving celebrations at Diana’s place! The...
7 Quick Thanks Friday - 1
No time for Seven Quick Takes, so here are Seven Quick Thanks: Extended family who love getting together and enjoying our...
7 Quick Thanks Friday - 4
Things I’m thankful for in some particular order: Our nephew who is 8 years-old today! People who...
Jump in the Lake
I’m still slowly making my way through “The Habit of Being” (the letters of Flannery O’Connor) and since I...
Bullet Update (Oct. 27 – Nov. 16 2011)
Oct. 27 th : Joseph says “ice” for “lights.” He says “spices” and I can’t transcribe it,...
A Few Brief Notes on the Duggar Family
The Duggar Family is just about the only reason I might wish, a little bit, that we had cable television. Not really; Netflix...
Quidditch World Cup!
Ahem. Our nephew is playing in the 2011 Quidditch World Cup in New York City. He's a Seeker, and he just caught the Snitch....
7 Quick Thanks Friday - 3
Things I’m thankful for in no particular order: Halloween candy (and the thoughtful people that made it possible for me...
11-11-11 11:11:11
What were you doing at 11-11-11 11:11:11? I was washing dishes. I noticed the clock at 11:13.
7 Quick Takes Friday - 6
— 1 — Cultural differences. We're still reading the Sunday New York Times we picked up in...
Great News for Those with Family Overseas
The Priority Mail Large Video Box (O-1096L) may be the U.S. Postal Service's best kept secret. It's not a very big box...
Math Dots!
Our son-in-law, Stephan, has an artist's eye, and it shows in this book he created for our grandson, Joseph. He has...
Happy Anniversary - You Know Who You Are
Congratulations to my brother and sister-in-law, who not only managed to get a 25-hour anniversary, but have much of the state honoring...
Learning from FlyLady, Second Hand
I'd heard of FlyLady before, with her system for helping those of us who were born creative—i.e. distractible and...
7 Quick Thanks Friday - 2
Things I’m thankful for in no particular order: Time off and the people who make it possible Daily family...