Monthly Archives: October 2011

As Good As It Gets

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

Sunday night the blue S-10 pickup pulled into our driveway from Albuquerque, bearing my nephew James on his way home to Missouri. We miss James a lot, for many reasons, one being that because of his work he’s not frequently … Continue reading →

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Reading Karl Barth: Preparing to read the Church Dogmatics

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

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Reading Karl Barth: Select Short Works

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Susanna at 15

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

Oh, Susanna, has it been 15 years already? When you were born, I sang “First Lullaby” to you in the delivery room, mangling the French, I’m sure. You can’t remember that, of course, but I’ll never forget it. Instead of … Continue reading →

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Karl Barth reading group calendar

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

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Onward into light

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

Rachel, thank you for sharing your wonderment at nature, with a daily stream of beautiful nature photos! Here’s the story behind the lion hug:

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Pond Life

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

What are these insects doing? This is a lesson plan for Unit 3: Pond Life (2 weeks). Mix and match: rearrange the days around as much as you please; they don’t need to be done in the order listed below, … Continue reading →

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In memoriam: Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these … Continue reading →

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Paper airplanes, bird wings

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

Compare different paper airplane designs with the wings and flight of birds. What similarities in wing shape and flight pattern do you see? What features make a paper airplane more like a duck or goose than a falcon, or more … Continue reading →

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Classification

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

Animals and plants are classified in hierarchical groups, similar to nesting Matryoshka dolls placed within each other. The biggest Matryoshka doll we’ll consider for now is “Kingdom.” Plants, animals and protists comprise different biological kingdoms. The smallest Matryoshka doll we’ll … Continue reading →

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Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

Congratulations, Dad, to you and to all your amazing staff who worked so diligently and effectively to bring about the approval, by the ATSU Board of Trustees on Saturday, of a $26 million bond issue for constructing a new facility … Continue reading →

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Tolkien Quotes

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

Lisa Shafter, at The Traveling Mandolin, is at it again. I formerly linked to her intriguing accounts of her travels, but now she’s been writing a remarkable series of reflections on her favorite quotations from J.R.R. Tolkien. Check out A … Continue reading →

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