Tuesday, September 30, 2008

The Church by Hans Kung

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I picked this up to fill out a 10 for \$X at a second hand bookstore, and when I offered to lead a few lessons on the church for our Bible s...
Saturday, September 27, 2008

Home again

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Odd bits from the travel: In O'Hare's "Halstead" restaurants one joint offers Uno's personal pizzas. I like Uno'...
Thursday, September 25, 2008

CMS Party

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Before the LHC quench, CMS had planned to have a celebration party this CMS meeting week, in honor of the culmination of years of preparatio...

LHC update

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Everybody knows the LHC is down until next spring, what with the combination of the broken magnets and the mandatory winter shutdown. I rea...
Sunday, September 21, 2008

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Fasting I’m not sure why fasting is so important in the Bible, but there’s no denying its prominence. Fasting and prayer frequently go tog...

What's up?

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As you could tell from this blog’s description, this was originally supposed to be a group blog for the family. My ambition was to be more ...
Monday, September 15, 2008

Lord Jones

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James includes the line about "Lord Jones is dead" in his list of Chestertonia below. Actually, some of the late lamented Lord Jon...

Chestertonia

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How about something completely different and unoriginal? Some quotes from G. K. Chesterton I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps ...
Friday, September 12, 2008

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Social norms It seems like such a little thing--but it just isn't done. I boarded the bus in front of Imperial Gardens as usual. Scho...

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Accident I settled down in a seat in the back left of the bus, and pulled out Hans Kung (I can see why he is not in good odor with the Vati...
Tuesday, September 09, 2008

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Opera Downstairs Youngest Daughter is watching Lucy in the castle with sharp stuff . It is overdue at the library, so now's the time. ...

LHC is ready: What to worry about?

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At about 2am my time the LHC turns on. I propose to worry about whether Japanese trawlers will accidentally snag and awaken Godzilla . OK,...
Sunday, September 07, 2008

Clone Wars

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Youngest son and I went to the movie for his birthday. It is a cartoon instead of live action, and is constrained by having to fit carefully...

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Out of luck In front of the Wisconsin Cheeseman factory: Need tailgating supplies? Closed today
Saturday, September 06, 2008

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Bang the chest! Wired news has a story about how loud cars are a turn-on for women . The title says "Exotic" but that's ...
Friday, September 05, 2008

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From Mrs. James: I am old enough to remember when the political conventions involved horse trading, debates, real speeches instead of mantr...

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Unvetted? I'm not a Republican, and don't consider it part of my duties or amusements to try to develop their strategies for them. ...
Monday, September 01, 2008

Vacating

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Updated by Mrs James. We spent most of the week at Peninsula State Park. Luckily the bronchial problems were subsiding, so those of us affl...
Tuesday, August 19, 2008

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City Assessor It was time for the city assessor to come by to inspect the house and review the assessment. Camera, clipboard, laser measur...
Saturday, August 16, 2008

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Garage Sales There's a "city-wide garage sale" this weekend, and lots of people have goods out on the driveway. Our next-doo...