Tropical Depression One moves over the eastern Gulf of MexicoAs of 10 p.m., Tropical Depression One was moving North-Northwest near 9 MPH and was located about 290 miles west-southwest of Key West, Florida. This track is expect to hold though Sunday. The word tonight is that by tomorrow he will […]
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From one of my students who does. “You can teach the Bhagavad-Gita all day long. You can teach the Koran all day long.” College students are biblically illiterate, according to a Templeton Foundation study: College students need to be more familiar with the Bible, according to a report based on […]
Tonight we went to see Cars! E and the kids got tickets early (good thing too!) and it was worth it! OK, here is my confession about Cars. Not cars in general, I like them far too much and spend too much time looking over mags and websites about things […]
Walter Isaacson, CEO of the Aspen Institute and a member of Tulane University’s board has “Go Southeast, Young Man”in the New York Times I think it is a good piece with sound suggestions. He comments that New Orleans is a tale of two cities these days. In areas that were […]
I have not followed cricket since we left England so I was surprised when my Google alert of “Dead Sea Scrolls” found this article. Guardian Unlimited Sport | Cricket | Murali gives umpire Hair no chance to poop his party. The key quote: What a mesmerising performance from Murali on […]
Mark Cuban, tech guy and owner of the NBA Mavericks blogs during they first (EVER!) NBA final. Wow How are we ahead ? We have not played well at all. we took advantage of some mistakes, they made, but we need to push the ball more and take it stronger […]
For those of you in my class who read this blog (all two of you ;-), Tyler Williams reports Another New LXX Book: The Legend of the Septuagint There is a new book on the Septuagint that focuses on the legends surrounding its origins (the Letter of Aristeas), as well […]
This one is for Ralph: The Avalanche is a new release of out-takes from his Illinois album. From the site: The little secret behind the Illinois record is that it was originally conceived as a double album, culminating in a musical collage of nearly 50 songs. But as the project […]
My folks were here this past week and Dad took a great picture of Saint Louis Cathedral. It is beautiful. Let me know if you would like the full size. Technorati Tags: Saint Louis Cathedral