When you see this in a friend's journal, quote Shakespeare!

"The quality of mercy is not strain'd. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath. It is twice blest: It blesseth him that gives and him that takes."

One of my all time favorite Shakespeare quotes from Merchant of VeniceOn this blessed of all days, it is quite ( Read more... )

I don't have much time online as I am visiting my family in Pennsylvania. No white Christmas this year, but lots of friends and family, caroling, candles and plenty of laughter (not to mention the food, which is wrecking my diet, but we won't talk about that). My mother got my brother a pair of kittens, brother and sister, and they keep us very ( Read more... )

Just got back from a very entertaining night. The provost at the satellite campus where I teach some of my classes offered certain members of the faculty (who just happened to be at the right place, at the right time) tickets to a mystery and dessert production by student players. The show was a very interactive 'who done it', with audience ( Read more... )

Mohammed’s tomb is located in Madinah, Saudi Arabia ( Read more... )

Anybody like Panera’s ( Read more... )

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