Sir, the worst way of being intimate, is by scribbling. –Dr. Johnson
Posted in Observations, religion on Feb 21st, 2008
And the following from BBC News.
Two Saudi scholars say there is nothing in Islamic law to justify the outright ban on women driving in the kingdom
It strains credulity that this is really a topic of debate in 2008; however, I must admit I have no data on the number of women cab drivers in NYC! [...]
Posted in Observations, genealogy on Feb 20th, 2008
Gertrude Stein’s horticultural opus in her poem, Sacred Emily, is arguably the most quoted line in her body of work. She recognized its appeal and used it in various iterations throughout her writing. There are many views on Stein’s meaning, certainly one must involve the correlation between an object and its name. [...]
Posted in Observations, genealogy on Feb 14th, 2008
Lately, this blog has become a tacit dimension of my renewed efforts at tracing the roots of my family. Confluence and divergence not only coexist but abound in genealogy research, a condition I’m certain veteran genealogists handle with the aplomb that I am lacking. In a recent conversation Dave Searls’ remark that we [...]
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