I had a wonderful time exploring Ireland and Scotland, and will post a few pictures here (and lots of Facebook) when I have a chance.
This week I'm pretty busy attending a conference in the Netherlands. The bus leaves our hotel for the conference each morning at 7:30 AM, and returns around 10 PM. So don't expect too much here!
This week I'm pretty busy attending a conference in the Netherlands. The bus leaves our hotel for the conference each morning at 7:30 AM, and returns around 10 PM. So don't expect too much here!
Here are two quick photos from Dublin. Much more later!
I'm not sure about internet access for the next several days, but I'll post when I can. I'm having a great time so far!
I'm leaving this afternoon for two weeks in Europe. I'll explore Dublin, Edinburgh, and Amsterdam, among other places. I'm excited!
I'll be on my own for the first week, and attending a conference for the second week.
I should have internet in a few places, but it won't be my priority.
Wish me luck!
I'll be on my own for the first week, and attending a conference for the second week.
I should have internet in a few places, but it won't be my priority.
Wish me luck!
Nearly four in ten Americans still live in the community where they were born.
blackberries fresh off the bush--mmmm!I saw some sort of mountain lion or maybe coyote while picking these. YIKES! It ran away before I could tell (or take a picture).
If time is inescapable in its inexorable sequentiality, that still does not solve the fundamental problem of historical causation; it only makes it possible to contemplate it.
--historiography book I'm reading
And how was your weekend?
--historiography book I'm reading
And how was your weekend?
The world is a zesty place, but it’s easy to forget that when you’re surrounded by clusters of non-descript cul-de-sacs and uninspired strip malls.
-Maya Frost
-Maya Frost
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1 more chapter finished!
1,560 lines
236 footnotes
98 paragraphs
57 pages
1 more chapter finished!
Blueberries are one of my favorite parts of summer. Straight off the bush--YUM! I'll be enjoying these for the rest of the week, and working hard on my writing. Happy Independence Day!
We don't have GA meetings during the summer--but this video reminds me of them. A lot. :)
Me? Carried away taking too many pictures?
Never!
The end.
Okay, back to pictures of the grotto. The random combination of sacred and secular here really cracked me up!
leaning tower of Pisa
Jerusalem temple
On Thursday I went to the National Sacred Harp Singing Convention. It was great! There's nothing like being surrounded by hundreds of people singing a cappella harmony as loudly as they can. (Contrary to this picture, it wasn't just old men!) The convention made the local news. Check out the photos on the left of the page too.
For more about Sacred Harp--including sound clips--check out the articles from NPR and Time. Or watch some of the videos on YouTube.
Sacred Harp music isn't all warm fuzzies. Check out the lyrics to one song we sang:
Youth, like the spring, will soon be gone,
By fleeting time or conquering death;
Your morning sun may set at noon,
And leave you ever in the dark.
Your sparkling eyes and blooming cheeks
Must wither like the blasted rose;
The coffin, earth, and winding sheet
Will soon your active limbs enclose,
Will soon your active limbs enclose.
Most of the songs weren't so gloomy, though. If you like music, you should come next year. It's free and very fun!
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