Yesterday, I went to a charity sale, proceeds to the Avon Breast Cancer Foundation. This sale happens every year, and they are very smart. Nothing is priced. Just "give what you think is appropriate and remember it's going to fight breast cancer". I bought a bunch of books, and these:

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This weekend was the Hyde Park Art Center's annual 24-hour Creative Move program. I was planning to go over on Friday night, but it was pouring, so I stayed home and puttered, roasting potatoes to take to DeeJay's on Saturday. The next morning, I did go to the Art Center, and enjoyed the art, listened to music

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The combination of the arrival of spring and the impending arrival of futurecatnz has inspired me to great diligence. I went to the dry cleaners, the grocery store and the drug store, did two loads of laundry, cleaned the windows in the spare room and kitchen, swept and damp-mopped a bunch of floors (though, not surprisingly, masses of cat hair magically ( Read more... )

First three rocks from croc_sandwich "Rock on" Challenge
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This is pretty amusing, considering that I'm an atheist:

You know the Bible 100%!

Wow! You are awesome! You are a true Biblical scholar, not just a hearer but a personal reader! The books, the characters, the events, the verses - you know it all! You are fantastic!

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I have the day off (thanks, Abe!) so I took my car in for an oil change, only to find that it was overdue for routine maintenance. As a result, I sat around the car dealership longer than anticipated. Fortunately, I'd brought books ( Read more... )

I spent much of the weekend busily preparing for a trial that was supposed to start today. We had a good self-defense case, and I was so looking forward to cross-examining the state's witnesses. "Mr. so-and-so, you were convicted of Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm." "Yes". "For shooting at my client." "Yes". Unfortunately for my desire to ( Read more... )

Hoo boy! We have really gotten a pounding today. It was overcast this morning, cleared up early in the afternoon, and I was starting to think I'd get to that outdoor concert after all. Then the skies got darker, the phone on my desk beeped, and the PA announced that we all had to head for the nearest stairwell and go to the basement. Not a ( Read more... )

In other words, "I ate too much!" It was the last Italian class of the summer, and two classes met together at our instructor's home, and had dinner in her garden. Molto vino, molto cibo (much wine, much food)! The "class" part was that at the last session we were split into three "families". We had to choose roles, and tonight a "secret" was ( Read more... )

Discovery #1: RAI (Radiotelevisione Italia) is available on cable for six hours on Sunday morning! Watched a bit today, news, a soap, a episode of a mini-series about John Paul I (I know that would be a prime-time hit here in the States!).

Discovery #2: the coppersmiths of Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacán.

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