Archive for November, 2006
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Thursday, November 30th, 2006This link was posted on an email book discussion list: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6185854.stm The story can make us consider whether one really can have too many books (or shelves at least), but I’d rather think that the woman ought to have been reading her books than trying to plug in the TV.
(HT to Lee Ann who doesn’t [...]
“Where’s MMV?”
Thursday, November 30th, 2006I thought this post at MMV was funny. I wish I were half so clever. I can just picture her kids coming in to find her in the morning, pulling down the blankets, and scrutinizing carefully the view trying to determine just where their mother is. And maybe if she lies there very quietly while [...]
Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 30th, 2006I know I’m a little late in posting about our Thanksgiving. It was very nice especially being able to spend it with my dad for the first time in several years. (17 maybe?) We’ve had occasions where we’ve not had one son home because of being too far away. Nate was in Idaho for two [...]
Historical characters
Thursday, November 30th, 2006One of the things I like most about David McCullough’s writing is that he seems so fair in presenting the whole picture of a multi-faceted character: he will present the bad along with the good.
McCullough quotes George William Curtis who was responding to a reporter’s question about Theodore Roosevelt:
You’ll know more, sir, later; a deal [...]
Genealogy Software
Monday, November 27th, 2006I don’t have a lot of time to devote to genealogy. Even though I love it, my priorities are such that it takes a back burner to the rest of life. I will usually spend some time over Christmas and summer vacations and will also take one or two trips a year to go visit [...]
McCullough interview
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006Thanks to Carol and her post Write. Think. Learn (title borrowed from Mentalmultivitamin), I listened to an interview with David McCullough this morning. As Carol wrote, he emphasized how important he believes writing to be to the education process. He believes that the Founding Fathers were able to articulate such important truths not only because [...]
The Kids and the Marquis
Thursday, November 16th, 2006I took this photo at Valley Forge (click on it to get a larger version). Obviously the kids on the left didn’t know what the kids on the right were doing. Otherwise I’m sure they would have followed suit. I’ve wanted to post this picture for awhile, and a conversation came up on an email [...]
Amy Wilhoite
Monday, November 13th, 2006I’ve had the link to Amy’s blog in the right column for some time, but I’ve never specifically mentioned it. Please pray especially for Amy and her brother as they will be undergoing the bone marrow transplant process tomorrow beginning around 8 AM, and Amy has had physical challenges related to preparing for this. Amy [...]
Learning from Grandparents
Saturday, November 11th, 2006Since we’ve not been around the grandparents until they’ve come to live with us in their older years, my kids have not had the benefit of learning things from them. And not all grandparents are created equal in being able to pass on knowledge to the younger generation. It’s been really great having my dad [...]
Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough
Saturday, November 11th, 2006I’m reading Mornings on Horseback along with my fourth son who is reading it for the second half of US history. I’ve read it a couple of times before and am thoroughly enjoying it once again. Of course, much of what I like is what McCullough, as the author, brings to it. Since [...]
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