I don’t know what Elizabeth did to deserve this purgetory, but I am so thankful that God sent her my way (or me to her). Today we have celebrate 15 years of wedded bliss. She is my best friend and lover and beyond all my prayers and hopes. Thank you […]
Growing up our family was very involved in the Montgomery Country (MD) Fair. Our folks still are active, but obviously my brother and I have moved and have little time to go and visit. Now that we are back in the area I have the chance to go! Since the […]
(Note the placement of the question mark in the title.) I am working on my triennual speech for the honors college medal ceremony and trying to be a little different while still presenting my basic theme that “honor” is fundamentally about knowing what is right and having the strength and […]
We had new tires put on the Honda Element (aka lunch box on wheels) so I asked them if I could keep one. They immediately knew my intention and offered to give me a larger tire instead (17″ instead of 16″). Needless to say, once it was up it was […]
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 […]
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 […]