Archive for the 'misc.' Category
Taffy Pics!
We had our annual harvest festival at church Saturday - it’s one of the highlights of the year. I look forward to it almost more than anything else during the entire year! This year I brought 2 pies (Sour Cream and Raisin and Chocolate Espresso Pecan), 2 soups (Cream of Jalapeno and Broccoli Cheese), and […]
Read More..>>Hubris Post… hrumpf!
I had a wonderfully observant and well-written post all ready to publish right here on this blog just a few days ago and the horrors of dial-up internet leveled their curses at me and the post was exorcised somewhere into the irretrievable world of hyperspace. Now that a few days have passed and I’m no […]
Read More..>>The Most Disturbing Hour of My Life
I actually don’t thing I’m exaggerating here.
Today I received a DVD in the mail called “Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West.” It’s sent out by a group called “The Clarion Fund” (of whom VERY little is available on the web). It’s disturbing, but ironically not in the way they intended it to be. The […]
Need… to… take… a… break…
Need a break: Yep. I’m in the middle of thesisification. Which, in case you’re wondering, has nothing to do with sisification… and everything to do with my thesis. Starting last Thursday and ending on Wednesday, I’m plowing down on my thesis desperately hoping to get some catching up on the work that doesn’t seem to […]
Read More..>>Myers Briggs Prayers
This has been around for a LONG time, but I ran across it again and LOVE it! I am incredibly ENFP - erm…. did you see that shiny thing…. - I really am ENFP. If you’ve never taken the Myers Briggs, it can be very helpful. (If you’re not rolling in $$$, check out the […]
Read More..>>Oh come on… we’re not that stupid….
Ok, Let me be clear, first, I don’t think Palin was a brilliant choice for McCain. Whatever. It doesn’t really matter what I think (and I really don’t care, I don’t think McCain’s going to win anyhow). Secondly, I agree with both candidates that (in general) candidates’ children should be off limits. Children shouldn’t be […]
Read More..>>Oy…. and Fridge Magnets
Do you know how difficult it is to find Greek and Hebrew alphabet fridge magnets?! Let me tell you: it’s nearly impossible. Hebrew has been easier than Greek (which I have yet to find - if you know somewhere please e-mail me).
We’ve been working on all three alphabets with Phia and she’s finally starting to […]
My New Lucet
I figured some of you might not know what a lucet looks like. Well, here it is:
You see it surrounded by several lucet cords.. The curl that extends on the right-hand side of the picture is made with a double-strand of worsted weight yarn. The bigger “chunk” on the left-hand side is a chord made […]
Read More..>>8 for every 5
Can anyone confirm or deny the stat I read today? It was that, during the olympic’s ceremonies last night NBC showed 8 minutes of commercials for every 5 minutes of the opening ceremonies. It sure felt like it, but I’d love it if someone could point me to a link or an organization I can […]
Read More..>>NBC - You Ought to be Ashamed
Even as I write this, I may be witnessing China’s triumph over western commercialism. The opening ceremonies of the Olympics are being broadcast with near-constant interruption by NBC — it’s jarring. The commercials are not well balanced and they are dramatically NOT beautiful, especially when compared to the opening ceremonies.
The opening ceremonies, on the other […]
