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Goodbye pink tile bathroom from the 60s, hello Lanier Theological Library/Steak and Shake Makeover
29 May 2011
I rarely ask Silent Bob for decorating advice. We had replaced the toilet and sink when we redid the old…

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West meets East @ Christian–Louboutin
16 May 2011
When I put them on my feet, with their flashy red soles… these French luxury shoes… la belle vie Don’t…

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A Morning Field of Dreams
03 Oct 2010
The moon was full and there she waited, her abdomen factory of silk full and ready Amid humus and leaf,…

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Ranch Art
16 May 2010
On a recent hill country jaunt, graciously organized by Pineknot’s fabulous friends, while talking and not paying attention, we managed…

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This week’s Five

Selected Fire Facts

1. Over 1million acres burned in wildfires in Texas this summer.

2. Wildfire is first recorded in the Late Silurian fossil record, 420 million years ago, by fossils of charcoalified plants. Apparently not due to anthropogenic interference.

3. The name 'bonfire' is believed to be derived from the Celtic custom of burning the bones of the cattle which were slaughtered at Samhain - a 'bone fire'.

4. Celebratory bonfires have historical precedence in Alpine and Central Europe, Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan Scandinavia, Slavic Europe, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, and College Station.

5. "He was quick and alert in the things of life, but only in the things, and not in the significances", quoted from Jack London in "To Build A Fire'.
In the most recent past…
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