Sir, the worst way of being intimate, is by scribbling. –Dr. Johnson
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 30th, 2008
I upgraded to the latest version of WordPress this afternoon. The upgrade itself was very smooth; however, one of the plugins I was using to display photos just doesn’t work anymore. The fault could be entirely mine but after hours of failure, I’ll have to rethink how I will display the affected photos.
Posted in Observations, religion on Mar 24th, 2008
An Easter Sunday service in a Quaker Meeting differs in many respects from other Christian denominations. Some critics would question, first of all, the claim that the Society of Friends is indeed Christian. And there may be certain practices that validate that claim, although they are, as with most matters which involve professions [...]
Posted in Observations, genealogy on Mar 22nd, 2008
“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” Emma Lazarus
The other night my wife and I watched Emanuele Crialese’s 2007 film, Golden Door (Nuovomondo), which depicts the conditions confronting and endured by [...]
Posted in Observations on Mar 19th, 2008
Outside the warm March wind whips the naked limbs of trees and shrubs threatening to strip away incipient buds before they can burst into flower. The sun drenches the greening landscape momentarily and then recedes into the dark frowns of clouds wrinkling their faces in displeasure as if they disapproved of spring’s approach. [...]
Posted in Observations on Mar 18th, 2008
Over the last two years seeds of doubt regarding our status as season ticket holders to Triad Stage, a local professional theater, had germinated more frequently into an obnoxious variety of weed following what I felt were disappointing performances. While there was always an aspect of each performance that in itself was exceptional, i.e., [...]
Scribbling
Sir, the worst way of being intimate, is by scribbling. –Dr. Johnson
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