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growing up fowler
Visiting my parents, I see little things about my dad that remind me of why I love to learn new things: The dominant sound of breakfast is BBC on the TV (When I was little it was BBC on dad’s Grundig shortwave) The basement is for books, as is every available wall space and corner Read more
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power misguided
A Bible Study on Ahab and Jezebel Introduction: The book, Shantung Compound, describes the lives of the people detained in a camp in China by the Japanese during World War II. One particular chapter talks about the development of a black market within the camp. Because of the black market precious commodities like eggs, sugar, and Read more
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i was once the virgin
You’d better turn the lights on before walking into my parents’ basement or you’ll be spooked by this giant laminated board of me! In the mid-1990’s I was asked to pose as the Virgin Mary for the company’s* giant nativity scene that was lit for every one travelling down the highway to see. After several Read more
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no post today
So far I’ve kept my 2011 resolution to blog every day. Granted, I sometimes cheat–I dig through my hard drive and find a previously published piece or copy and paste an old journal entry. And if I get really bush (or lazy), I simply reblog something I like on my day’s Google Reader. But today, Read more
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family chronicles
Who am I, LORD God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? 1 Chronicles 17:16 Suppose you were to lose everything you held dear, how would you feel? What would you cling to if all that had once been tangible in your life was no more? The Israelites often found Read more
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coconut rice
4 cups rice 6 cups liquid (made of 1 can of coconut milk and water) 4-inch stick of cinnamon 4 pods of cardamom 4 cloves 1 anise seed (optional) 2 bay leaves (optional) 1/2 tsp turmeric salt to taste Mix together. Cook in rice cooker. Stir occasionally. Read more
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not your average elephant
Read the National Geographic article about the problem-solving elephant? When I came across the article, it was obviously too early in the morning for me to be half as intelligent as this elephant. I read the title, “Elephant Makes Stool–First Aha Moment for Species,” and wondered why taking a poo would be an aha moment Read more
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the dollar store is branching out
Here’s what our neighborhood Dollar Tree is selling this week: Read more
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