Friday, August 31, 2007

Belated answer

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I forgot to include the answer to the question I posed earlier this year . The answer is: England in the 1800's, as described by a Mus...
Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Crickets

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Eldest daughter called last night to remind us of the eclipse, and we went out to see. When we came back in, we were loudly reminded that a...
Monday, August 27, 2007

Covenant Marriage

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Sunday School was a little unusual at the church we visited. The teacher is a very talented raconteur, telling the old stories in new ways,...
Saturday, August 25, 2007

Hot hiking

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We reserved time at Turkey Run months ago. Since we're unlikely to be going back anytime in the near future, we had to take advantage o...
Tuesday, August 07, 2007

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* Barry Bonds breaks Aaron's record making him the home run king. At least in America. He has a long way to go to reach the Japanes...
Wednesday, August 01, 2007

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Do they speak English? Fliers stapled to phone poles sport a cross with HOPE emblazoned. Across the top it reads "Homelessness Outrea...
Monday, July 30, 2007

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Looking East from CERN Moment by moment the light changes on the layer cake ridge, playing over scree fields taller than any Wisconsin peak...
Monday, July 23, 2007

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True but I am becoming convinced that there are things that, while strictly true, are not good to talk much about. A husband may say of hi...

The Orthodox Church

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by Timothy Ware I decided to try to fill in some gaps in my chuch history and knowledge about denominations. Since Orthodoxy isn't a b...

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling Some family members have not yet read this, so I'll be brief and obscure. If you ...
Wednesday, July 18, 2007

More tolerant?

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From The Australian , an article with subhead "A STUDY of newborn babies and preschoolers has revealed that language may be the root of...
Sunday, July 15, 2007

Decisions

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There's no question that our decisions can be thwarted. That experience is universal. But what do you call it when you thwart your own ...

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All Paths "All paths lead up the same mountain" goes the "which religion doesn't matter" slogan: coined by somebod...
Monday, July 09, 2007

Rival Liberia police

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BBC reports that national police had a little set-to with the port police . The port police threw stones at the national police who came to...
Saturday, July 07, 2007

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Dirk Gentily's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams Those familiar with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy will already h...
Monday, July 02, 2007

American Gods

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American Gods by Neil Gaiman Gaiman wrote a fantasy set in contemporary America. A man (Shadow) just out of prison finds that his wife an...
Sunday, June 24, 2007

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Day of rest continues FWIW, I think the day of rest helped. I think I cracked the problem that afflicted the DAQ. I'll check it out i...

Day of rest

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On a day of rest It being Dimanche, I decided I needed a day of rest after the 16 hours yesterday. The oompah Spanish band played until af...
Thursday, June 07, 2007

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Radiated power--and somebody's nuts The BBC reported on using radiated power to power portable devices . The astute observer will not...
Tuesday, May 29, 2007

At the concert

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One of the singers was a man with the general build of a Tolkien dwarf and a bald crown. Another was a pale thin hollow-cheeked woman who s...