Happy Thanksgiving with one of the funniest episodes from a very funny show, “Turkeys Away” from WKRP in Cincinnati. Watch to the end. Trust me. 😉
Monthly Archives: November 2008
30 posts
We made it home from SBL and I will report more later on. But first…I thought I would share with you this picture. We were listening to XM35 “Holly” Christmas songs on the way home. Our radio display resulted in the song title being truncated, but it sort of fits […]
Warning: while I do not find this comic particularly offensive, if you peruse this sight you will find (very funny) comics of questionable taste. 🙂 Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal by Zach Weiner Each comic is followed by a little “afterward”
On the network in the hotel I came across this and feeling mischievous I thought I would post this this screen shot: Note that his music library is appropriately secured. But it got me wondering, what would be on Abegg’s iPod? I think he probably gets in the groove with […]
(Click on the picture to go to flickr and see more pictures of attendees.) Tonight we had our annual SBL Bibliobloggers dinner. Absent were the redoubtable Jim West and Chris Tilling but we made fun of them anyway. We had a tremendous group, with 23 people in attendance! We even […]
Sent along by a Penn State colleague. How apropos of our SBL weekend. From Dr. Boli, the inventor of the letter M.
As the sun rises over the buildings outside the window of my 15th floor room in the Sheraton I am still trying to decide what papers to see today. I only went to one paper yesterday, but it was a good one. Heath Thomas gave a paper: Reading Lamentations with […]
Churches Vie to Attract The Newest First Family Washington Post Staff Writers Saturday, November 22, 2008; Page B01 There have been letters, discreet inquiries and bold appeals. Some are using their connections; others are just seeking a foot in the door. It’s part of the spirited competition among Washington churches […]
After a bumpy landing in DC on my way from Louisville I made it safe and sound in Boston. (The flight from Reagan to Logan was actually very smooth.) It was nice to see the banners welcoming us to the city…but I couldn’t help but wonder if our dues are […]
I am packing up this morning and headed to the Louisville airport. I should arrive in Boston about 3 pm (barring any delays in Reagan National, always a possibility). This morning John Hobbins reminded us all of Michael Halcomb’s invitation for dinner on Sunday night. I somehow managed not to […]