Archives in Category: Changing Scene

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Stonehenge

Posted on February 21, 2006

Stonehenge, that massive pile of carefully laid stones in the downlands of England, has been a source of speculation and admiration for generations. I remember first learning about it in some elementary school social studies class where the teacher hinted

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Underwhelmed

Posted on February 11, 2006

Last night I commandeered our big TV to watch the opening ceremonies of the XX Winter Olympics, brought to us this time around by NBC. I imagine that network paid big bucks for the honor, but what I saw made

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Super Bowl

Posted on February 5, 2006

The 2006 Super Bowl is history. And, no, XL doesn’t stand for extra large, although some may think the television coverage was over the top these past couple weeks. XL stands for forty, which stands for the number of Super

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Broccoflower

Posted on February 1, 2006

Both Earl and my spellchecker shake their respective heads when I purchase broccoflower at the supermarket. Earl winces because he can’t imagine a vegetable that combines the tastes of broccoli and cauliflower when he abhors both. The spellchecker is simply

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Images

Posted on January 29, 2006

Before there was digital photography, there were paper photographs, the kind you brought to a drug store for one hour processing. And before there was one hour processing, you waited in anticipation for a few days to see how your

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Doctor’s Office, Part Two

Posted on January 28, 2006

It must be the mood I’m in, that I need to devote two blogs in a row to my annual physical. Or maybe it’s the book I’m reading that suggests writers need to find inspiration everywhere and be sensitive to

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Learning Curve

Posted on January 26, 2006

I must remember that when you buy a new computer or any other new electronic device these days there is a learning curve. You simply can’t assume that the new item is a replica of the old, only in a

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Ironing

Posted on January 22, 2006

We are finally unpacked from our recent trip, and Earl has caught up on our laundry. Stacks of slacks and shorts and summer shirts wait on the seven-foot pew in our family room. But they’re hardly waiting for Sunday service

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Just Doing It

Posted on January 5, 2006

Every year about now I spend time making a list of goals that I want to achieve in the coming months. I have personal goals, financial goals, spiritual goals, you name it. I pour over this list for a week

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Cellphones

Posted on January 3, 2006

At the beginning of December, the Chicago Tribune Magazine devoted its entire issue to today’s ever-increasing and always-changing technology. I’m just now getting around to reading it, which is an indication not only of how behind I am in my

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