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The good life. . .
The translations of inscriptions on the walls of Egyptian temples showed that priests would offer the gods meals of beef, goose, bread, fruit, vegetables, cake, wine and beer three times a day. This article goes a long way in proving … Continue reading
The rare old times
I read in some article on happiness that if someone gave you several thousand dollars under the condition that you could only use it to either buy a new car or take a great vacation, you should always choose the … Continue reading
PEAK eggs and poetry
The final count is in. 643. 161 duck eggs 165 white eggs 265 brown eggs 52 green eggs (no ham) In other news, I have noticed a growing number of “nibble” holes in my jeans. About goat height, I’d say. … Continue reading
This n that for August 29
The weather report: As of august 27, there were 67 consecutive days of 100 degree temperatures, two shy of the record 69 days set in the 1920′s. We actually had some measurable rain (by my standards of measuring, which a … Continue reading
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This n that for mid-August
Today’s Bob Bean http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chsDCC6oUS4 What I’m missing Rain, obviously, but this time of year I miss school. Specifically, buying school supplies. New pens and pencils. Crisp notebooks with clean white pages. Don’t get me wrong, I still buy a few … Continue reading
Week in review
First things first Wishing you a happy Easter, Passover, Ostara, or whatever spring holy day you celebrate. What’s up for the weekend? Why, the Austin Funky Chicken Coop Tour. We were going to enter, but that meant cleaning up dog … Continue reading
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The Novel approach
A writing conundrum Some people schedule a certain amount of time for writing each day. I have done that and felt very virtuous. Total time spent in one session: three hours; total word count for that session: two. That’s not … Continue reading
Egypt: tut, tut, tut, or maybe cluck, cluck, cluck
So, I’ve almost convinced myself that it would be irresponsible to return to Egypt this year. The price of tickets is sky high. Chances are good I’ll get laid off in 2009. I have chickens, ducks, rabbits, and dogs to … Continue reading
Musings about Jezebel, Ramses the Great, and Red Sandals
Jezebel I’m reading a quasi-biography about Biblical bad girl Jezebel. Oddly enough, much of what we know about Jezebel isn’t in fact true. But that’s not the interesting thing in the book. The real juice (for me) is the parallels … Continue reading
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Novels, Jardin du grand singe, and chickens
Novel update When I received the very NICE rejection for Lord of Abydos, I wrote a thank you to the editor to tell her how much I appreciated her kind words. I mentioned that I was researching an Egyptian Cinderella … Continue reading
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