Monday, December 21, 2009

Lemmy in Moscow!

British heavy metal band Motorhead come to Moscow

MOSCOW, RUSSIA. DECEMBER 21, 2009. Motorhead bassist Lemmy Kilmister performs at the Luzhniki Small Sports Arena during their tour of Russia. (Photo ITAR-TASS / Vladimir Astapkovich) Photo via Newscom / Content © 2009 Newscom All rights reserved.
British heavy metal band Motorhead come to Moscow

British heavy metal band Motorhead come to Moscow

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Dressing -- and undressing -- in the display window

CNN had a feature on these live window-display models for XOXO in NYC. They really were changing their clothes in the window display, while an enraptured, mostly male, crowd looked on.

STORE WINDOW HOLIDAY DECORATIONS

Models dress each other in the holiday window displays at XOXO Live in New York City. (Alan Behr/MCT) Photo via Newscom
Content © 2009 Newscom All rights reserved.

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Friday, December 18, 2009

Last-minute gifts -- beer and pop culture

Gift suggestions for all budgets!
Norm Peterson from Cheers!



The "real" Michael Jackson!
























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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

An expensive brew

It’s the 2009 edition of Samuel Adams Utopias, a dark blend of batches, aged in bourbon ca


The Boston Beer Co., makers of Samuel Adams, has taken beer to a new extreme.

Utopias, the company's biennial beer, has been upgraded: 27 percent alcohol by volume.

It comes in a 24-ounce bottle of ceramic and copper that looks like a brew kettle, at only $150 each.

But you probably won't find it in South Carolina.

In May 2007, the S.C. General Assembly passed a law allowing stronger beers to be sold in the state. Previously, the law allowed only beers that contained 6 percent alcohol by volume or less. The 2007 law raised the cap to 17.5 percent alcohol by volume, allowing numerous beer styles and imports to enter the state legally.

But at 27 percent, Utopias is illegal in South Carolina. Thanks a lot, Boston Beer Co.

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Thursday, December 10, 2009

New house: One position from three perspectives

In these three photos, Kristi stands in one place while I take photos from three different places downstairs in our new house. The angles demonstrate the peculiar configuration of the living room and sun room. (You can click the photos to enlarge them.)





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Sunday, December 6, 2009

You'd never believe the wine choices at my friend's Christmas party

For red wine, you could have either

A) Fidelity

or

B) Menage a Trois

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Saturday, December 5, 2009

LiturgicalCredo: Contemporary Stories of Faith & Doubt

LiturgicalCredo: Contemporary Stories of Faith & Doubt

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Thursday, December 3, 2009

After the age of 25, we become slowly rotting fruit...

After the age of 25, we pretty much become slowly rotting fruit -- and this is a good thing. Consider it the miracle of fermentation.

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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

End of my 3rd semester: A thought about teaching

I think I know why students are sometimes confused.

I tell them, "I want you to think for yourselves." At the same time, I say, "Do exactly what I say to do."

The two statements aren't perfect polar opposites, but they do set up a kind of disconnect: You could imagine the students asking, "Why do you tell us exactly what to do if you want us to think for ourselves?"

It might be worthwhile for me to explicitly state, "Do exactly what I say to do SO you can learn how to think for yourselves."

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End of my 3rd semester: a few thoughts about teaching

I think I know why students are sometimes confused. 

I tell them, "I want you to think for yourselves." At the same time, I say, "Do exactly what I say to do."

The two statements aren't perfect polar opposites, but they do set up a kind of disconnect: You could imagine the students asking, "Why do you tell us exactly what to do if you want us to think for ourselves?"

It might be worthwhile for me to explicitly state, "Do exactly what I say to do SO you can learn how to think for yourselves."

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