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I've been watching a program on tv called "Walking the Bible." The scenery has been gorgeous, but I can't say I think much of the "scholarship" behind the show. During the episode set in Egypt (wonderful views of some temples in Luxor and Karnak, and a beautifully painted tomb), the host pointed to a painting on a tomb wall and said it represented ( Read more... ) -
Tea leaves, again.
Okay, the last time I "read my tea leaves" (as a joke), I got a comma. (We laughed that "..." would've been more appropriate.) Today, I did it again and got...
...a semi-colon.
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My grandmother died today. She was 77. It's not entirely unexpected, but it's still a shock and a loss I know I'll feel for a long time to come. I practically lived with her and my grandfather (who died several years ago) when I was a kid.
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Asteroid Apophis
[via donklephant]
It's called Apophis. It's 390m wide. And it could hit Earth in 31 years time
Wednesday December 7, 2005
The Guardian In Egyptian myth, Apophis was the ancient spirit of evil and destruction, a demon that was determined to plunge the world into eternal darkness ( Read more... ) -
Attack of the Killer... Squirrels?!
I had the weirdest dream just before waking up this morning. In it, I was riding a horse (which I have no idea how to actually do) through a wooded park-like setting. Then I was suddenly on foot and being attacked by gray squirrels! They would launch themselves at me like small, fuzzy, nut-hording missiles of death, and I would catch them by their ( Read more... ) -
Of Christmas trees and cats...
Hope all of you who celebrate Thanksgiving had a good one. (And I hope the rest of you had good days, as well. ^_ ( Read more... ) -
Trying, again...
Okay. I've reset this to public posts for the time being. If my "favorite" troll doesn't show up again, I'll probably leave it this way and start posting more. Here's hoping!