tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74366702012-01-28T14:15:59.328-08:00Swan's personal blog. <BR> "Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs." - Psalm 100:2 (NIV)Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08660845171050612786noreply@blogger.comBlogger1601100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436670.post-10056445605316293212012-01-13T18:09:00.000-08:002012-01-15T16:26:02.543-08:00

Here is my new list of 101 things to do in 1001 days, starting January 15, 2012, and ending October 13, 2014. I also posted the list on the Day Zero Project site, but this list right here has a few more details:- Finish reading the Bible again (The Message translation)- Learn some Spanish (probably with the CD course I bought)- update travel logs of ToyVoyagers with pictures and stories from D.C.

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Overall, it looks like I achieved about 30 of my 101 goals (a few only partially). There were a lot that I couldn't work on anymore after moving from California to Virginia. They were tied to the place in some way (near L.A., I still have the supplies in California, etc.).Here's a last update:I started this one right after the 1001 days were over:- Read the Bible again (The Message translation)

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Another book club choice was The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer. Again, I didn't make it to the meeting to discuss, it was late and cold... I hope the morning meeting in January will take place. Anyway, with or without the discussion this is a great book and I'm glad I've read it. When I mentioned it to my coworker, she said she saw William on TV. And just

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I really liked "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. I read it for a local book club, but didn't make it to the meeting. I'm still glad I read it."The Shack" by Wm. Paul Young was awesome. The author spoke at our church today. He was fascinating.And I just finished “The Catcher in the Rye” by J. D. Salinger. Although there were some elements I

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I think I found Colleen's blog through a group of Christians on Goodreads. She's done a series of interviews with homeless people and volunteers that are really interesting. You can read them here:The Homeless Interviews (This link goes to the first interview and the links in the right column will get you to the following interviews.)

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Earlier this year I read on the German part of the Postcrossing Forum about a project to send postcards to Tonga so that the children there could learn about people in different parts of the world. They were also collecting school supplies for the children. So I began purchasing supplies and also asked for contributions on my wishlists at Swap-Bot. Finally I had collected enough for a medium

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Of course, I've read some more books in the last couple of months. Among them are:The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon.I enjoyed the book a lot. I could relate to the boy's love of math, it's fascinating how he thinks. Sometimes he gets through situations not realizing how dangerous they may be. But his determination and getting there one step at a time can be a

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Have you heard of World Fair Trade Day? It's tomorrow, May 14th. It's an international celebration and promotion of Fair Trade.I'd been wondering what all the products are that are available fairly traded. I knew about the chocolate and the coffee, I'd seen some Fair Trade bananas, and lots of crafts. But I wasn't sure what else might be available. This blog post has a nice list of what items are

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My old laptop stopped working - it just kept shutting down shortly after it had been turned on - so I had to buy a new one. It took me quite a while to decide what to get. But since I'm using it exclusively here to go online and I'm not planning to carry it around much, I decided on a regular laptop instead of a netbook. It's not huge and heavy, but large enough to have a good size keyboard and

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In the meantime, I've read several more books. Among them:Three Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonSix Hours One Friday by Max LucadoThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall SmithCrazy Love by Francis ChanThe Forest People by Colin TurnbullShip Breaker by Paolo BacigalupiAnd then there was a series of inspirational Manga, Serenity: Bad Girl in Town (Vol. 1), Stepping

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I just finished reading and then there were three..., a memoir by Supriya BhatnagarThey're a family of father, mother, and two daughters. The major life changing event is when the father dies unexpectedly when the older girl is ten years old. The mother has to make all the important decisions by herself now, and the family has to relocate to a different city. The book mostly describes the

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I just finished reading "Ice: Would you risk everything for a fairy tale?" by Sarah Beth Durst. It was the selection for the BC in DC book club. I love how it integrates today's world (the research station, GPS, etc.) with the fairy tale element.When Cassie was a little girl, her grandmother told her a fairy tale about her mother, who made a deal with the Polar Bear King and was swept away to the

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I'm still trying to report every book I've read. This year so far it's been:- The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame- The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Tough (book 4 in the series)- How Stella Got Her Groove Back by Terry McMillan (abridged audio read by the author)

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A while after one of my husband's colleagues had moved away, we came across his blog. He had given away most of his furniture, we were the lucky recipients of several pieces. It's fun to see their earlier history, he mentions when he acquired some of the pieces in 2007. His “card” table with two regular fold-out chairs is now our kitchen table and chairs, fits right in next to the fridge.His

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I listened to an abridged version of Monk's Hood by Ellis Peters on two audio cassettes. I enjoyed listening to this mystery. An unabridged reading would probably have been even better, towards the end it felt like maybe some details were missing. It's another Brother Cadfael mystery. I finished the book close to the end of the year.I also finished The Red Tent by Anita Diamant recently. Even if

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There are a lot of items on my list of 101 things to do in 1001 days that I can't do because of my temporary move. But there a few items that I worked on before leaving California and a few I can do here.Here are some things I've done (some are partially finished):- visit my family again (visited them in late spring)- get a job that I like (I have an interesting job working at a German store in

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Indeed Sophy is asking for trouble with the way she lies so easily. She tells a lie to her mother to sooth her only for her to become upset later anyway. It's not the type of book I would usually read, but as one among many other books it was fun. The outcome with Josh was fun to read even though it was somewhat predictable. In order not to reveal the final plot of the book, I'll only say this,

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This graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang was another good recommendation. It's interesting to see how the stories of the Monkey King and Jin Wang come together. Some characters like Tze-Yo-Tzuh (who was and is and shall forever be) and Chin-Kee are described in a stereotypical way, but it fits into the story.

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A Beacon of Hope by Walter E. MarkMy rating: 4 of 5 starsI received this book as a First Reads lucky winner!I'm glad that I entered the drawing and got to read the book. The people in the story live on a different planet, but their society is similar enough to ours that I could relate to it well, but different enough to make it really interesting. There are many technological advances that

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I listened to "Pure Dead Magic" by Debi Gliori, an audio book on tape that I got at a used book sale at the library in the summer. I thought it was kind of fun how the author weaved elements of computers the Internet into the world of magic that usually deals with wands and such.(45th book of 2010)

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So instead of continuing with a book I didn't enjoy, I tried out my first inspirational manga.Serenity--New Bad Girl in Town by Realbuzz StudiosMy rating: 4 of 5 starsMy first inspirational Manga. Good believable story. The Christian students were not preachy or anything like that, but real and welcoming. I enjoyed the style of the graphics aw well.View all my reviews

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I started reading "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield for one of my book clubs.Actually, I made it to page 78 and I have decided that I don't want to continue reading the book. In the beginning, the premise seemed kind of interesting, but later the abuse, rape, self-mutilation and other evil things described was just too much for me.I liked the scenes in the book shop and even the

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This afternoon I read "Pitch Black" by Youme Landowne and Anthony Horton. A white young woman and a black young man meet in an underground station and he tells her about his life. I don't want to give away any details of the story, but it's quite unusual. Some of the drawings are detailed whereas others are more like sketches. The different amounts of detail and use of only black and white and

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Just a couple of days ago, I finished reading "Looking for Alaska" by John Green (the Wikipedia article has a good synopsis). I got the book from the library and finished it just in time, one day before it was due, so that I could take some notes before returning it.My first impression when reading the first few chapters was surprise at how much smoking and drinking was going on at the school. It

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A.D. New Orleans after the Deluge by Josh Neufeld is a graphic novel based on real people and events.Wired.com expresses it well: "A.D. is a sterling example of comics with a social consciousness, and is exactly the kind of thing we need to keep the human dimension of this unimaginable disaster and its ongoing aftermath in the public eye."I haven't really read any graphic novels before and not

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I don't usually re-read books a second time, especially if I didn't like them that much the first time around. But Grace Community Church that I attend while here in the D.C. area was offering discussion groups based on the book, so I gave it a shot. I liked the book much more the second time around. Maybe I was used to the author's style a little and could focus more on the parts I liked? Maybe

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What If? 2 by Robert Cowley on 4 audio tapes, abridged for audio.From the PublisherThere is no surer way to feel the danger or the good fortune of our collective past than to contemplate those moments when the world's future hung in the balance. Our brightest historians speculate on some of these intriguing crossroads and the ways in which our lives might have been changed for the better --

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I kind of finished three books today.Moominpappa's Memoirs by Tove Jansson. I had received this one in a book ray. It was so much fun to read Moominpappa's Memoirs, about his childhood and his adventures, and the friends he made. At the end we even find out how he met Moominmamma! I enjoyed the drawings so much as well. I had known the Moomins from the comic strips, but this was the first

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I just love the series of No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels by Alexander McCall Smith. I just finished The Good Husband of Zebra Drive, the eighth in the series. I love how down to earth they are. And it was also fun to read about all the things that went wrong this time and how all those things resolved.(50 books in 2010: 34)

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For our online book club, we've been reading "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott. When we voted for what to read, I believe I didn't vote for this one, but I'm glad I read it, I really liked it. The story basically follows the life of four sisters from their teens to later when they are adults - there are two parts to the book. The title of my post alludes to "The Pilgrim's Progress" by John

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Wow, it's already been a while since I last told what books I've read. After reading The Color Purple, I've already two more books by women authors.Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art by Madeleine L'Engle is a good read for any creative person. She has some thoughts on whether there is such a thing as Christian art. The artist must trust himself, his work, and be open to revelation.

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Just last Thursday, I had walked over to the local library to get a library card. I noticed that there would be a library book sale on Friday and Saturday, so of course I had to go. I got a couple of books on Friday, they were the same price as in the little book store the library has. On Saturday, you could get a whole bag of books for only $5. Since I saw some that I was interested in and some

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By now, I've moved across the country to the Washington DC area. I'll come back to California, though. We haven't done any sightseeing yet, we have been busy enough with moving in and getting settled. We only took a couple of suitcases each, so we didn't even have any furniture. Just clothes and some of our favorite gadgets. For me it's books of course, notebooks and pens, and some spare

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Last year in Germany, I bought this book on sale, just because I like to learn more about Israel. Goliaths Falle: Israelis und Palaestinenser im Wuergegriff (Goliath's Trap: Israelis and Palestinians in a Stranglehold) by Moshe Zimmermann. I started reading some of the articles right away and then continued this year on my next trip. It was very timely after the attack on the ship that happened

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I was taking a trip to Germany. While there, I was fortunate enough to receive the following book via bookcrossing.Mögen deine Hände niemals schmerzen: Iran. Eine verbotene Liebe by Bruni Prasske.It was like living in two interesting worlds those two weeks. 1. I was visiting my family in Germany. 2. I read about Bruni's visits in Iran. She's a German woman who visited

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I heard of an online friend who needs some encouragement, so I'm sending her one of the books I had on my shelf: Heaven: Glimpses of Glory by Ellyn Sanna. I decided to quickly read the book before sending it. It's one of those small gift books, I had received it through bookcrossing. I found it quite encouraging to be reminded of what heaven is like. The

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I read another audio book on cassettes: Lily White by Susan Isaacs. It was a recording on two audio cassettes, running time approximately 3 hours. The abridgement has been approved by the author.I usually like reading mystery novels, but this wasn't my favorite, although it wasn't bad.Lee White, a Long Island ciminal defense lawyer, defends Norman Torkelson, a career con man charged with

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I just finished reading Walking with God by Ginni Otto. I got this book through a book ring on Bookcrossing.I really enjoyed reading the book. It came just at the right time for me. I was stressed preparing the income tax return and whenever I needed a break, I picked up the book. It really calmed me down to read this story, even the obviously sad parts.I found the premise of the book very

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I finished reading The Passion of Jesus Christ: Fifty Reasons Why He Came to Die by John Piper yesterday. I received this book from a bookcrosser one and a half years ago and finally got around to reading it.I started during Lent but only finished yesterday. It's good to get all those reminders and also some new aspects that I may not have thought of why Jesus suffered and died.I think because

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I was pretty doubtful about the book throughout. Why didn't any of the students tell their parents about the weird things that were going on at school? No parents at all seemed to be involved in anything at the school? That's pretty unbelievable. If there are really schools like that, especially "exclusive prep schools" like this one was supposed to be, that's really sad.The end was very

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I listened to "A Visit to Mark Twain's House". It's really a radio show that was put on audio cassette, but I'll count it as a book, because it fits in well with all the audio books. I got it as a bookcrossing book, so I made a journal entry there.This wasn't as exciting as I had expected. Yes, we did get to hear some snippets of Mark Twain's humorous writings, but they didn't package it as

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Books I've read so far this year:A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry (some audio, some print)The Darwin Awards (mini-book)Castaways of the Flying Dutchman by Brian Jacques (audio)Star Trek: The Next Generation: Contamination by John Vornholt (audio)The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (audio)The Full Cupboard of Life (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #5) by Alexander McCall Smith (audio CD in the car)Gardens

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13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen JohnsonMy rating: 4 of 5 starsNice story. A girl inherits 13 envelopes from her aunt. Each of the envelopes contains directions for her of what to do. So she travels around the world with just a backpack for luggage. I liked the fact that the story was actually believable even though this thing with the envelopes is so unusual. It even got me thinking what I

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I've been to several classical concert since setting that goal. The most memorable one was the 9th Symphony by Beethoven. It was really awesome to hear it in person, not only on CD or something.I've also been to a few Gold Line Concerts. They're concerts taking place every first Thursday of the month at noon at Lake Avenue Church right by the Lake Ave Gold Line station. They're short so that

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We did that yesterday. I had kept it in the hopes of getting some data off it, but I wasn't able to connect it to the Internet or the local network with the other computers. And it didn't have any drives compatible with the other, newer computers we have. The data were only some old images, so I gave up on saving them.We're doing a big spring cleaning. So yesterday, we brought all our old

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A friend on my online reading group suggested the challenge of reading 50 books in 2010. That's almost one book a week. I've decided to try this challenge as well. Counting all the books,from the huge "Fine Balance" to a mini-book about the Darwin Awards and also the audio books I've listened to, I've read six books so far this year, so I'm pretty much on track. I'll write a little bit about it

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I was just looking up the sites of these organizations so I thought I'd put them here as well, very useful:STOP THE TRAFFIKSTOP THE TRAFFIK is a growing global movement of individuals, communities and organisations fighting to PREVENT the sale of people, PROTECT the trafficked and PROSECUTE the traffickers. For example, they do campaigns for fair trade chocolate. Oasis Global (The global Website

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I was just browsing on Flickr, looking at some pictures of Pasadena, when I came across a photo of birds on a power line. One of the comments had a link to this blog entry with a video (Birds on the Wires). So beautiful!Yep, I'll be looking at birds on power lines a different way from now on as well!

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I reached this goal on July 20 when I received my 600th card. I just love postcrossing! It's so much fun to send postcards to people around the world and receive postcards from random places and people around the world. To find out how postcrossing works, read more about postcrossing.For my whole list of goals, view 101 things to do in 1001 days.

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A few days ago, I saw the documentary "The Boys of Baraka". One of the boys there crochets in his free time at the school in Africa. That motivated me to try crocheting, too. The last time I did this, I was in school like him, I think. So I was going to see what I could remember. A week later, the potholder on the picture was finished. I used cotton yarn. The yarn has sections of three different

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My husband has a lot of videos and DVDs with instructions for magic tricks. He has some duplicates that he asked me to sell on ebay. Well, I've tried and I guess about half of them sold. The other ones nobody seems interested in. Some sold right away, some when relisted. I listed them over several weeks. I'm not sure what to do with the ones left over.

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Freecycle is a great concept. So far, in just one month, I've already given away: a couple of fish tanks that I didn't think I could sell anymore, a big batch of bottles for recycling (The little recycling center in our area always has problems, so that we've given up on exchanging them for money there. So I'd rather help someone else out.) some bottled sodas that my husband doesn't want anymore

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Someone is making a top 100 list on bookcrossing of the top 100 favorite books of bookcrossers. Each bookcrosser can vote for their top 20 in a survey until December 15.These are my top 20 that I came up with:Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisHarry Potter series by J.K. RowlingThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Hobbit by JRR TolkienQuo Vadis by Henryk

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I got the idea for this list from a postcrosser I sent an official card to. Her name is Marta and her list is at fotograffarte. It took me almost three weeks to come up with my list. I'm starting the 1001 days tomorrow since today is already more than half over. So, the 1001 days will be Monday, December 15, 2008 to Sunday, September 11, 2011.I did a search and found Day Zero, the home of the 101

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It's been a long time since I posted anything.Today we had the second earthquake that I could feel since living here in Southern California.The epicenter was near Chino Hills, California, so I guess just about 20 miles from here. Magnitude 5.4. What we could feel here was not very much, though. A second after I had realized it was an earthquake and had jumped under my desk, the shaking was

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I've returned from Australia. But I'm already on the road again. Berkeley is different from Pasadena in many ways. I'll blog about that in more detail later.

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Take the survey.

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Happy Australia Day Originally uploaded by swan4. January 26 is Australia Day. There was a regatta with all kinds of sailboats here on the West Lake of Lake Burley Griffin. The sails looked so great in the wind. There's the Parliament House in the background.

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"Superhero" Originally uploaded by swan4. Since I've come to Australia, I've heard a lot about surf lifesaving - There is an exhibit here at the National Museum of Australia and they show some stuff on TV. I think people like this and also firefighters etc. and those who don't have a description like that are the real superheroes. They just go out and save people's lives.

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Frohe Weihnachten!Yesterday, we had a picnic at the National Carillon, listening to a two hour long recital.So for those of you who don't know yet, we are in Canberra, Australia for three months - one month so far. It's great!

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Pittsburgh has more urban sprawl than Los Angeles, new maps showThis is an interesting link about a new study from the U of Toronto using GIS and satellite images to compare urban sprawl. The conclusion was "Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles were the most compact major cities, while Pittsburgh and Atlanta were the most scattered. " Citing from the press release, they report "their findings

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Smarties, originally uploaded by Your Teacher. I wonder if Smarties would work as well as M&Ms for the artist in my previous post.

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A fascinating article about a prisoner who paints with M&M colors on postcards:Behind Bars, He Turns M&M’s Into an Art Form

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Please have a look at my homeless blog and consider contributing a postcard there. The project is just starting, so there's not much to see there yet.Your postcards are most welcome for this project. We are for mercy and justice for everyone. Postcards will be scanned and posted as time allows. By sending your postcard to Swan (Mercy and Justice), you are giving your permission for your artwork

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After living in Pasadena for almost three years, we finally made it to the Huntington today. Because they close so early - 4:30 - we had just one and a half hours to have a look around. It's very nice there. I wonder why we didn't go earlier. (The Arboretum in Arrcadia is very nice too, though, but not as close to home)I really liked the desert garden. I think I've always liked cacti. Even as a

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The Thinking Toolbox by Nathaniel Bluedorn & Hans BLuedorn is a book about reasoning skills aimed at children 13 years and up.While in general, the author make a good effort at keeping the lessons clear and the examples fun while educational, there are some shortcomings. Therefore, I cannot recommend the book wholeheartedly. Some of the shortcomings can easily be addressed and I hope they will

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At a time when food travels farther than ever before, eating local is one of the most encouraging and significant changes we can make in our diet today: Healthy Food, Healthy Communities.I'm going to pay more attention to where the food is coming from that I buy. It should be easier here in California than in many other places to get great local food all year round, because a lot of things are

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You Should Visit Costa RicaCosta Rica is the perfect place for you to get in touch with your inner beach bum.Relax on the beach, go for a bit of surfing, or try to communicate with the monkeys in the jungle!What Latin American Country Should You Visit?

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I have been quiet for a while.Let's start out again with a cool story about computers and music: Laptop Virtuosos. I'd like to be part of that orchestra!I also have a new book review coming up and some news about a new project. Stay tuned!

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"Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius."Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born 250 years ago today. Read more about this great composer at Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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CNN.com - U.S. opening some private mail in terror fight - Jan 9, 2006

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First, I wish everyone still reading my blog a happy new year!Second, here's a link for a project I find fascinating:Altered Dictionary

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"A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading." C. S. Lewis

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Write Thinking: the reason for the season

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I started an art journal a couple of days ago. I like the idea. It gives me an opportunity to be creative in a format that's not too formal and not too large. I haven't been drawing and creating artwork for a long time, so we'll see how it goes. I don't expect to do something every day, just whenever I feel like it.

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I found this through I was just thinking. I act even younger than her *sigh*:You Are 21 Years OldUnder 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe.13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world.20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to

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A reminder of of the temptation to put technological advancement above ethical issues of justice and honesty:Allthings2all: Project Paperclip: Science At What Price?.I hadn't heard about all these details of the Nazi involvement of some scientists that had been hired for US projects before.

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In connexions: Thank you for the music Richard Hall expresses the importance of music. I couldn't have explained better why I named my blog Joyful Song. Sometimes music makes me happy, and helps me to celebrate. At other times it helps me in the grieving process. Music can make me feel closer to God and is a way to express my faith.What are you especially thankful for?

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I'm still learning to travel light. Today I found a site: www.onebag.com (all about packing, luggage, and travelling light) that looks like a great resource.On a long journey, even a straw weighs heavy. Spanish proverb

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Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions. - GK Chesterton

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Disclaimer: The Bible or the Axe by William O. Levi as told by A.F. Chai was given to me through Mind & Media as a gift for the purpose of review.I'm so glad I got this book to review.This is a wonderful book. I love the style of story telling, the way the author describes his personal experiences. The book reads like a novel, but is an autobiography packed with information. After each chapter, I

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A powerful and thought-provoking story: Office Hours: As Though There Were No God by J. Budziszewski, published in Boundless Webzine. Go read it!

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In the article Spero News | Vatican on confessional identity of Klaus Berger, we read that "the Vatican sought to clarify whether or not Pope Benedict XVI had precise knowledge of Berger's Protestant status, when granting him communion while still a cardinal". Every Christian should be granted communion in every church, no matter what Christian denomination. If something as simple as this is

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A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, “Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like. “The Lord led the holy man to two doors. He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew which smelled delicious and made the holy man’s mouth water.The people

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Even though I'm usually not posting much about politics, I found this quiz kind of fun (Found through Connexions)"You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness. You are a Social Liberal (63% permissive) and an... Economic Liberal (13% permissive) You are best described

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Spero News - Wichita Episcopalian in evolution controversyCarol Rupe said those who say Christians can't believe in evolution are being too narrow. "I think that makes God very small, if you say he created all of this in six literal days," she said. "I just think he's much more magnificent, much larger, than that."It's so good to hear this from a Christian here in the US. In other parts of the

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Rosa Parks, 92, died Monday, marking the end of an era. Parks became famous nearly 50 years ago when she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama city bus. Read more

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Last month when I went to Germany someone was asking me "When is it due?" I pretended not to know what the heck they were talking about, even though I pretty soon figured that they were thinking I was pregnant. I'm just somewhat overweight, though. And they didn't notice my braces! I almost told them the date my braces are due to come off. Some people just pay attention to the wrong things :-)And

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I finally put my braces blog up. I have updated it with pictures and descriptions for my first half year of braces. Go and have a look at Swan's Braces.

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He's waving good-bye. We've had newts for several years - we got our first pair in 1996 - but now it's time for them to go to another home. We just don't have the time or the energy any more to take care of them, so we are sending them to other people who do. A few of the newts already have arrived at their new home; for others, we are still negotiating who's going to get them.

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I took the picture of this swan during my trip to Germany last month. I love it that my name is associated with this great looking bird.

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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.--Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)

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People who are unable to trust will never experience love.- TrueFaced, p. 90

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I haven't read this book, but it sounds really interesting and you can even get it for free:Somebodies and Nobodies is a book about rankism that dares to imagine a "dignitarian" world: one in which we treat each other with dignity regardless of our rank. When we treat people of different ranks with equal dignity, we overcome "rankism," just as we overcome racism by treating people of different

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I'm back from my trip to Germany. The outcome of the election was certainly very unusual for Germany. I'll post a picture or two from the trip soon.

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'You Raise Me Up' (Josh Groban)When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;When troubles come and my heart burdened be;Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,Until you come and sit awhile with me.You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;You raise me up: To more than I can be.There is no life - no life without

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The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.Ecclesiastes 7:4

Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08660845171050612786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436670.post-1126407972707973122005-09-10T20:05:00.000-07:002005-09-10T20:15:21.716-07:00

From our church website:Lake Avenue Church took donations for the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund in partnership with World Relief during last weekend's services. Together our church family raised over $100,000! Thank you so much for your generosity!Where does the money actually go? If you have been watching or reading any of the news coverage of this horrible disaster, it has become clear that

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How have Christians around the world reacted to the suffering and devastation unleashed by Hurricane Katrina? With prayer and financial giving, according to a CrossWalk report that describes major disaster relief efforts.

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Blogonational and others have come together in a huge blog effort to provide relief for the area where the Hurricane Katrina hit and where the flooding is. Thursday September 1, 2005 has been designated as Hurricane Katrina: Blog For Relief Day. I found out about this over at Robin Lee Hatcher's blog: dig deep & give generously. Update: It has been extended into a Blog For Relief Weekend,

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