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Bluegrassing
1 minuteRegrettably, last Sunday Emily had to work. Knowing that she likes to hear of Poppy and me doing things while she works (instead of just sitting at home)–seriously!–we ventured out to nearby Joyner Park where the wonderful Town of Wake Forest was offering one more in its series of summer Sunday concerts. This particular Sunday’s […]
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Zooing
1 minuteFriday, June 5 was our fifth wedding anniversary. As a treat we took ourselves to the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, North Carolina, about a two hour’s drive from Wake Forest. We had a fantastic time walking the five miles of trails, watching equally the exotic animals and the exotic rednecks with which the Zoo […]
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Sleeping in the High Chair
1 minuteTonight to beat the heat I put Poppy in her little poonum pool on the front porch. She loved trying to grasp at the water I poured out of her little pale. There should be a video forthcoming, but after her swim, she came in for dinner–never eat before swimming!–and enjoyed a nice meal of […]
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The Crusades Belong in the Past
2 minutesHas there been a renewed interest in the crusades? First, sociologist Rodney Stark offers a new book on the subject called God’s Battalions: The Case for the Crusades, buzz for which I’ve seen cropping up in various places. He argues, according to the publisher, that “the Crusades had less to do with spreading Christianity than […]