If you have ever come across a comic you do not understand you need to visit “Comics I Don’t Understand” by Bill Bickel. He also runs a blog called Crimeweek. This week his two worlds combined. I will not re-post all of it (respect copyright, etc.) but I have the […]
Daily Archives: August 11, 2008
I always, or at least since grad school, thought that it was American publishing practice that everything went inside the quotation marks, even if you add a question mark. Today I was reviewing the SBL Handbook of Style and was surprised to see that they do not agree. A question […]
Those of you following Dr. J West already know that I was a swimmer. I also played goal in water polo and the Olympics provide me with the rare opportunity to see both events on TV. Last night saw the greatest race ever swum (or run or walked) with the […]
This past weekend was spent doing various work around that house that required lots of hours and very little thought. Good for the soul, perhaps, but I feel like I lost two days in a wormhole. I missed offering my best wishes for a good observance on Tisha b’Av, so […]
For those of you lucky enough to own an iPhone (curse you need for full Exchange compatibility!) you migth be interested in these Bible (and related religious) apps for the iPhone. From The Unofficial Apple Weblog: Bible: 19 translations on your iPhone Posted Aug 6th 2008 1:00PM by Robert Palmer […]
Unfortunately I spent most of it inside, cleaning up and painting our basement. Oh and watching the Olympics. The Men 4×100 Free Relay was amazing! As my brother said, it is nice to see the French fighting for something, but even better for us to win. Great race, especially Lezak! […]