The Big Cheese
2012-12-14 – Scientists at Princeton University and the University of Bristol have found traces of cheese in artifacts that are dated as 7,500 years old. Creationists date the beginning of […]
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Mayan Cliff
2012-12-12 – Ten more shopping days until my favorite day of the year. No, it’s not Christmas. It’s the day after the winter solstice, the day that the days begins […]
The Establishment Kills
2012-12-10 – Two follow-ups on yesterday’s post. The first follow-up is that Pioneer Tree Farm was closed. We drove all the way out there and saw the sign that appears […]
Cut Your Own
2012-12-09 – Today is the day we go out to the country to cut our own Christmas tree. We go to a place near McHenry, IL called Pioneer Tree Farm. […]
After-Life Insurance
2012-12-07 – Continuing with my project to read the New Testament . . . I’m nearing the end of John. So far, the Jesus character resembles a kind of travelling […]
Quiet Car
2012-12-05 – The Metra North Line has two quiet cars, one at each end of the train. It wasn’t always like this. The practice has been in effect for maybe […]
Everything’s Bad for You
2012-12-03 – Yesterday I watched a video by animal-rights activist Gary Yourofsky. It makes a strong case in favor of veganism. A strong case. So, if I follow his lead, […]
Great Horned Owl
2012-12-02 – Our afternoon walk ended at the early dusk. Four miles, round trip along the North Shore Sanitary Canal. Then off to a dinner of kebabs and rice. Along […]
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