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Here’s an interesting comparison from the news, which clearly illustrates the power of prayer: In 2005, a Tunisian pilot flying from Italy to Tunisia lost power in both engines. What did he do? Captain Gharby had turned the controls over to his co-pilot during the emergency and uttered a prayer, instead of following standard procedures [...]

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Son made a house (L) and a pyramid (R) out of gumdrops and toothpicks.

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The mice appear to have been vanquished, or perhaps they are regrouping for another attack. In any case, my seedlings have been doing very well. Below, left to right: Brussels Sprouts, Tomatoes, Basil, and lettuce.

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My design school alma mater is calling for postcard artwork from alumni, to be auctioned off as a fundraiser for the university. It sounds like they are expecting some kind of one-of-a-kind hand-created artwork. Of course, I don’t really do that kind of thing. My art medium is photography, so I’m making some little 4×6-inch [...]

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Son’s favorite animal lately has been the elephant. Here is a drawing he did this morning. Notice the inset where the range of the elephant is noted on a globe.

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Family trip: Feb 27-March 4, 2009 We flew via Southwest Airlines, which has become our airline of preference, and rented a car from Ace aka Blue Oval. The car was a Nissan Versa, and we paid $122 for 5 days. It was quite suitable (though there was not enough luggage space for 4 suitcases and [...]

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