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December 2007
Death comes randomly
Thursday, 27 December 2007 5:28 P GMT-07
Yeah, people die. Yeah, I know some people that have died. And yeah, I know that it is fairly random, often without a clear pattern. So as the snow falls again today, a constant blanket over life, I think about death.I woke this morning to the news o
A Very Snowy Christmas
Wednesday, 26 December 2007 9:26 P GMT-07
Usually the snow pisses me off--driving is fairly miserable, cold is a certainty, and it just reminds me that it's winter, a time when I need to wear too many layers to remain warm (I'd much rather sweat than shiver). Yet, this scene yesterda
Yes Virginia
Tuesday, 25 December 2007 11:48 A GMT-07
there is a Santa Claus. This morning, waking to almost 6 inches of snow, Santa came a calling in the form of one of our neighbors snowblowing our sidewalk and walkway up to the car and house. I couldn't see which neighbor, since he was a w
Tis the season for sharing
Sunday, 16 December 2007 7:49 A GMT-07
I saw this over at Chaotic Adventures of Alex Here's the deal...I will send a gift to the first three people who post a comment on this blog. I don't know what the gift will be yet, but it will arrive within the next 365 days. &nb
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Gay Marriage Disturbing World Peace
Wednesday, 12 December 2007 9:22 P GMT-07
Yeah, seems absurd, but according to the Pew Forum's Religion News, Pope Benedict XVI declared the following: "Nuclear arms proliferation, environmental pollution and economic inequality are threats to world peace -- but so are abortion, bi
Juno
Wednesday, 12 December 2007 8:02 A GMT-07
I love good film, and Jason Reitman's Juno definitely earns a title beyond good--absolutely fabulous. A brilliant screenplay delivers witty one-liners that keep the film from being a typical coming of age girl triumphs over pregnancy story. Juno,
Piles
Sunday, 9 December 2007 10:47 P GMT-07
Everywhere I see piles. On the floor are piles of bags, bags filled with books I've meant to bring in to school all semester, bags with papers to grade, and bags sitting empty looking for a home. All surrounding my computer are piles of things on
Random Thoughts
Wednesday, 5 December 2007 11:18 A GMT-07
Just as the warm breeze blows before some cold December weather, I'm feeling a lull before my final storm. I have folders of random grading (late papers, annotated bibliography, an incomplete from last semester), but don't feel a compulsion t
Trippy Love
Saturday, 1 December 2007 9:33 P GMT-07
Julie Taymor's new movie, Across the Universe , is a trippy ride from Liverpool to New York City, all set to a Beatles' soundtrack. Love drives the plot, and (spoiler coming) it ends with everyone living happily forever, since All You Need Is
