One of the best things about Mardi Gras! Hmmm. King Cake. (And it even has its origins in religious practice!)
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From Hebrew Classic Might Bring Surprises for Christians – 2/22/2006 – Publishers Weekly. I have not seen it yet myself so I do not know of the quality of translation or notes. Has anyone else seen it yet and care to share a review? The publisher is targeting the Christian […]
From the Chronicle: Daily news: 02/21/2006 — 06 HARVARD UNIVERSITY’S EMBATTLED PRESIDENT, Lawrence H. Summers, resigned this afternoon and will be replaced, on an interim basis, by Derek C. Bok, who was president of Harvard from 1970 to 1990. Mr. Bok would be expected to “clean up the mess and […]
Andrew Sullivan has taken to using the term “Christianist” (like “creationist” one assumes). What does it mean? What does he mean by it? Even Wikipedia doesn’t have an entry for the term! (Other than a link to the article on Sullivan.) Ah! Answering my own question by actually searching Sullivan’s […]
Now it is just getting silly. 🙂 The discussion is here. One of the better posts included this quote: The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the ocean searching for a suitable rock or piece of coral to cling to and make its home for life. When it finds its spot […]
If you have to ask what a tippet is then just ignore the following. 🙂 Tippet, ala Whip It! by Devo Crack that whip! Give the past the slip! Step on a crack! Break your momma’s back! If your stole is black and long, its a tippet! When you’re singing […]
I am looking into the laws of marriage licenses in FL and stumble across this curious law: Applicants under 16 years of age: Minors who under oath, swear that they are the parents or expected parents of a child may apply for a Marriage License. If they are already parents, […]