• Archive for August, 2005

    They’re not my own words, but…

    by  • August 10, 2005 • PERSONAL

    … instead those of another poet, far better than me: A good man was ther of Religioun, And was a poure persoun of a toun; But riche he was of hooly thoght and werk, He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That cristes gospel trewely wolde preche; Hise parisshens deuoutly wolde he teche....

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    Whew

    by  • August 9, 2005 • PERSONAL

    Camp is getting easier. Tomorrow’s cooking day, and our class is making nachoes. Thursday is Korea Day, meaning a game show in the afternoon and a Haunted House in the evening. But Friday is a field trip, though, and we actually have the weekend off this week. Whew. Blogging is at a standstill, anyway…

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    Five Imaginary Operations

    by  • August 7, 2005 • WTF

    This week, Dan asked: It has become the norm these days to name American wars, not as wars, but as operations. We’ve had everything from Operation Desert Storm to Operation Just Cause and most recently Operation Iraqi Freedom. Methinks someone is paying a bit too much attention to the suits from marketing… either that,...

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    Raggedy

    by  • August 6, 2005 • PERSONAL

    Well, the first week of camp mostly without a camp director is done, and I am exhausted. Okay, it’s not technically done, since four teachers are on-shift tomorrow morning, but it’s mainly done for me. I have the afternoon off and I’ll be needing it: I did a lot of camp direction work, as...

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