Geeky Ramblings » Cicada David and I had a nice weekend… and we encountered several million new friends. We drove down to Morton Arboretum to relax and walk around and take photos. Actually, although I had my camera along, I took no images, but just enjoyed the sounds. We finally encountered the 17-year cicadas, and they put on a pretty impressive show. The Arboretum had some informative displays, but we got away from the crowds on the “visitor center” side and went over to the section on the other side of the highway. It was a lot less busy and…
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At Holy Moly, a church to be renamed later, we’ve formed 4 different kinds of ministry teams, and I’ve signed on for a couple of them. One is “Nurturing,” or pastoral care, and we’re creating it from the ground up – we’ve put in for a diocesan grant to offer some kind of healing ministry in the area (taking communion, services at care centers and hospices, etc). I heard this item on WBEZ the other day, and it’s been on my mind for a while. I was talking to my friend Katy last night, and mentioned an idea that I’d…
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Today’s kind of a hard day for me. In this photo of Mom from her 90th birthday party, she’s not actually sad, she’s probably just trying to read a birthday card. Either that, or she was wondering “Now where the HELL is my glass of white zin?” Via: Flickr Title: MurphBday025 By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 8 Sep ’05, 11.17pm CDT PST I think she’s trying to read a card and work out whether it’s funny or not.
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Major mall proposed in Joliet | Chicago Tribune Somebody has to benefit, big time. Now it appears a much-needed connector expressway to the southwest suburbs will probably go through because a giant mall will be built near a major access point for same. It’ll make visits to David’s parents easier, though.
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Some have it, some don’t… or is that really true? Is it possible that all women would be considered beautiful at some point the history of art? [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/nUDIoN-_Hxs" width="400" height="326" wmode="transparent" /] YouTube – Women In Art [tags]YouTube[/tags]
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GetReligion.org comments on the Baltimore Sun article’s explanation of the Anglican Rift (aka, “the current unpleasantness” ) Baltimore Sun ‘perceives’ an Episcopal trend || GetReligion.org The heart of the story comes early, in the grit-your-teeth-and-write-it background paragraphs that reporters simply have to write in order to help readers understand what is, supposedly, going on. So here is Kay’s shot at this almost impossible task… Reisterstown resident Vince Clews, a founding member of Church of the Resurrection, said its formation after Robinson’s election may imply homophobia but had more to do with public statements by Episcopal bishops who don’t believe in…
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I’ve been frustrated by my inability to post the occasional bit of flash or video using WordPress – the software is coded to be pretty strict about XHTML niceties, and the method for embedding anything involves a tedious routine: turn off the rich text editor, hand-code the embedded stuff or figure out the built-in but n00b-unfriendly custom fields, publish, and turn the rich text editor back on (which is a process in itself, as unless you’re a good WP codehax0r, you have to uncheck a little box buried in your user profile). So: here’s that weird Flash video showing how…
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BlogThis for WordPress » kedi tasması: culdesac & menguzar It's a Turkish blog, but the instructions are in English.
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NPR : Televangelist, Christian Leader Jerry Falwell Dies NPR.org, May 15, 2007 · The Rev. Jerry Falwell, a pioneer among televangelists who later became a leading voice in the national debate over Christian values, has died at the age of 73. Falwell was found unconscious Tuesday in his office at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. Gosh, I… I'm not heartbroken. The good is outweighed by the harm done. A look at the timeline on the NPR page is one long stream of intolerant, unforgiveable statements and actions.
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onegoodmove: Success in Iraq My husband David and I laughed so hard the other night – Jon Stewart had a clip of Bush saying something so wonderfully garbled about Iraq, it inspired its own anti-Successories poster. I hope the poster will be available for purchase soon.