(The current leadership crisis in colgaffneyis)
See The Shrinking Pool.
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Monthly Archives: October 2008
Beannachtaí na Féile Oíche Shamhna agaibh!
(Blessings of Samhain Eve/Halloween to you)
Iriish Class–Monday Night, October 27, 2008
Irish Class, October 27, 2008
Rang Gaeilge, an 27ú lá Mí Dheireadh Fómhair 2008
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We started with another listening exercise, similar to that of two weeks ago. I did not do well
at this.
Martin Luther at home
Sunday
The weekend so far
Iriish Class–Monday Night, October 20, 2008
Irish Class, October 20, 2008
Rang Gaeilge, an 20ú lá Mí Dheireadh Fómhair 2008
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We started with a listening exercise, similar to that of two weeks ago. Again I did not do well
at this, though perhaps not as badly as then.
Bad News
My mother is in the hospital again. She was feeling dizzy and weak yesterday and called 911. So far my brother Raven and his family, who live just a couple miles from her in Colorado Springs, have been visiting her and passing along news. My sister and her husband will be coming down from Denver. No word yet on when I will have to fly out, but I am going to pack a bag to be ready.
Halloween Fright
Halloween humor and a dark-skinned son, by the Rev. LeeAnne Watkins
Stories like this are depressingly common these days, but it is quite another thing to hear about how they hit people you know and like.
And hear it I did: LeeAnne worked it into her sermon (mp3 link) this morning. That version is much more vivid and personal. LeeAnne is a good writer, but a truly brilliant speaker.
The saga of James Fallows’s USB stick.
The passion of the USB, with links back to previous events. I particularly like the Book of Common Prayer quotes at Dead men walking, USB-stick variety.
Via (with entertaining comments) The Perils of Pauline — if Pauline were a small solid state device.
I was pleased to see that I have the same model USB drive.
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 