President Carter, that is.
Let me go back a few days. Brian received an invitation to a Bat Mitzvah for one of his guitar students, to be held this coming Saturday. He had no idea what one brings to a Bat Mitzvah (card? gift? both?). I didn’t know either, but I called up one of my [...]
Archive for February, 2009
how I almost met the president
Posted in life on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
eating habits
Posted in life on February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recession cooking for one—fake pilaf! Half a cup of rice (jasmine, basmati, whatever’s on hand), one and a quarter cup water, a sprinkle each of salt, pepper, and thyme, and a bit of butter. Also a chopped tomato if on hand. Heat on high with lid on until boiling, reduce heat to low and and [...]
indulge me
Posted in church, theology on February 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m not sure whether to be amused or disgusted by the Catholic church’s recent offer of plenary indulgences to its parishioners. The indulgence practice was, obviously, one of the major reasons Luther split from the Catholic church. As I am Lutheran (more or less, depending on who you talk to since I didn’t go through [...]
health care
Posted in life on February 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s a big topic right now, especially with the advent of a new government administration. I can’t help but think that a lot of countries have a much better system of keeping their citizens healthy than the US does. Many countries in Europe have a system of socialized medicine. The medical community in Japan is [...]
