Friday, September 18, 2026

Houthi

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An interesting article on the recent history and the players . I won't swear to it's completeness, of course -- I'm nowhere nea...
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Stairs in an emergency

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Some 911 survivors described getting out of the 60+'th floor by going down the tower stairs, of which there were 4 sets, one per corner....
Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Keeping up with the news

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Friday, September 11, 2026

Twenty five years later

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I rode the bus to work with no radio and no internet. I saw nobody to speak with except Matt in the 3'rd floor who saluted me with a cr...
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Thursday, September 10, 2026

Aztalan

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Youngest Son and I went to Aztalan yesterday. It's a pity Van Buren wasn't interested in preserving the site, though it would have...

Jeremiah

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The Grim Weeper?

Dr Boli

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"This explains why mad conspiracy theories are mainstream now: an idea that can be entertained only by someone with a limited experienc...
Thursday, September 03, 2026

Fearing

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The "Hymn Sing" tonight was an overview of Jesus' life, and we sang "What Child is This". It's a little differen...

Go play outside

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and don't come back until suppertime. Does early exercise make life-long changes in the body? Perhaps for guinea fowl, when the life i...
Tuesday, September 01, 2026

Sparks a poppin

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I read an interesting article that charged raindrops' charge is sufficient to, with time, blast through many protective coatings, inclu...
Friday, August 28, 2026

Transitive

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My wife ran across Cill Chais the other day. It sounded familiar. I gather that Lynn DeShazo modified the tune a bit, adding a chorus, to...
Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Computer visualization

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I have not seen much 3-D math visualization; I'm not sure why. Modern computer packages should make it quite easy to do, and I gather t...

This Is My Father's World

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Think of us as God's agents in the world, agents with authority to issue decrees backed by God's Amen . Does that last phrase seem o...

Roman freedom and slavery

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I found this discussion from 4 years ago interesting. I'm not expert enough on Roman culture (despite the silly claim that men think o...
Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Dolly

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I never met her, but I gather from others' testimony that she was pretty universally liked and respected. I have known people like that...
Sunday, August 23, 2026

Worship instruments

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Some music in a worship service is meant for meditation, and some for congregational participation. Never mind the former for now. I once c...

Vote by mail

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We overlook one of the ways in-person voting gives integrity to the results. We think of ID – is the person handling the ballot who they cla...
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AI writing and drawing

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While it's good to have "le mot juste" immediately to hand, I enjoy composing the words myself, even if it takes a little lon...
Saturday, August 22, 2026

Athleticism

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I asked for some assistance in learning proper stretching and core exercises. The trainer (about 24) told me most of the kids she saw got l...
Sunday, August 16, 2026

Greater power

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Which seems more powerful, to dodge Death, never letting it lay a glove on you and mocking it always just beyond its reach, or to let Death ...