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_Armada_ by Garrett Mattingly
On our trip to Austin I had the opportunity to finally dig into this book. I have really enjoyed Mattingly's sweeping discussion of the many aspects of this series of events. He begins with the execution of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots and picks up the threads of diplomacy with the French, Spanish, extensively and the papal interest to a lesser ( Read more... ) -
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He got the job!!
This is really cool, and it is just what he wanted. The position is part-time at first, M-W 5am to 1pm. However, the position will become full-time by December at the latest. There is lots of room for him to move around, too, as the Tom Douglas franchise is well known for doing everything in house (including sausages and the like ( Read more... ) -
Tap lessons are way fun
Today was my second class. I get hints of my rhythm. I really enjoy the teacher; it is pretty obvious he loves this stuff. We practiced our first combo, and I didn't look half bad! Hopefully, I can get home and practice a little more. It's really important to hear the taps to know it is right, which can be tough in a roomful of enthusiastic ( Read more... ) -
Acupuncture
I had my first appointment today to start healing what my doc diagnosed as sciatica. It was an interesting experience. Afterwards, I had the same light-headed feeling that sometimes comes after a good yoga class. One of the needles did hurt going in, the one on my left hand. The one going into my left shoulder was odd, too, not painful, just felt ( Read more... ) -
Open Beta is LIVE!!!
We opened the gates of evri! No need to give us any info at all! Just click!
www.evri.com
If you signed up for the private beta, things have changed, so please check it out again.
I was really happy to find a preview of the current release of "The Women" from youtube sitting right next to scenes from the 30's version!
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A week update
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Last visiting days
Day 3: It was really gray and rainy out, so we decided to find inside activities. We headed downtown for the aquarium, but we got sidetracked by the Seattle Art Museum. It is huge! The Pacific Northwest exhibit was exciting. My favorite piece in this collection was a set of cereal box looking objects, like "Treaty-O's," which had for its " ( Read more... )