Monthly Archives: September 2004

Back to Niebuhr

Posted on 2004/09/30 by ngilmour

I finished David Sedaris’s book, and my break from hard prose, last night. The whole book was a hoot–I’ll probably try out some more trendy essays the next time I need a break from slow reading. Actually, I’m pretty charged … Continue reading →

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Doggie Speed

Posted on 2004/09/29 by ngilmour

No dream recollection, because I was dealing with a psychotic Cocker Spaniel all night. She absolutely had to go outside at midnight, an hour after I went to bed, so I figured I’d give up the minute and a half … Continue reading →

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Posted on 2004/09/27 by ngilmour

My father-in-law Ollie (with the best picture-taking look I could get out of him) and my mother-in-law Sue holding the plaque that West Alexander Christian Church presented them

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Posted on 2004/09/27 by ngilmour

My niece and nephew Analice and Adam

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Posted on 2004/09/27 by ngilmour

My niece Chloe (without the benefit of redeye reduction–I wanted to do this fast)

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Posted on 2004/09/27 by ngilmour

My niece Janelle

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Worn Down

Posted on 2004/09/27 by ngilmour

We flew in from Pittsburgh yesterday afternoon, and so our Fall travel season is over. My body still hasn’t recovered from the 20-hour day (3:45 AM-midnight) that we turned in Saturday. Mary is still sad because we spent our last … Continue reading →

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Strange Hymns

Posted on 2004/09/24 by ngilmour

I don’t remember the content of my dream last night, but I do remember that there was a hymn, to the tune of “The Way of the Cross Leads Home,” somewhere in there: The fool and the good die young … Continue reading →

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Season Premieres

Posted on 2004/09/23 by ngilmour

No dream recollection this morning, as Mary once again woke up when my alarm went off (it usually takes light and sound). But Gilmore Girls and Smallville are off and running, and our school year diversion season has started. Neither … Continue reading →

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The Chocolate Fountain

Posted on 2004/09/22 by ngilmour

The talk of the weekend (at least for those of us lurking in the corner and making comments) was the chocolate fountain. See the stuff in front of the fountain? Dad dipped one of everything in the falling chocolate. BTW, … Continue reading →

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We’re All Grandma Quick’s

Posted on 2004/09/22 by ngilmour

Even more people now have signed up to be Grandma Quick’s grandchildren. From left to right are Jared, Rachel, Joe, Megan, Jill, Beau, Ryan, Tyler, Mary, and me. Grandma Quick is standing in front of us wearing the corsage (in … Continue reading →

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Back Home Again in Indiana

Posted on 2004/09/22 by ngilmour

Here’s a picture of Dad, Mom, Ryan, Mary, and me on the morning of Jill’s wedding.

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Knaughty Knights

Posted on 2004/09/21 by ngilmour

Having finished The Analogical Imagination, I’ve embarked on something completely different, namely rereading my Malory book that I at best skimmed while getting the house ready for Ollie and Sue’s visit last spring (or was it Ollie and Uncle Charlie? … Continue reading →

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Back Again

Posted on 2004/09/20 by ngilmour

Our plane (the fourth we’d been on this weekend) landed just after seven o’clock last night, and we’re back in Georgia. Whenever I get the chance, I’ll probably try to post some images from the wedding and from Indiana in … Continue reading →

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Ivan’s not so Bad

Posted on 2004/09/17 by ngilmour

I just checked in on the flight status for our plane out of here, and Northwest Airlines hasn’t indicated any delay… yet. Mary’s principal issued an order last night that everyone was to go home instead of staying late to … Continue reading →

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Revival’s Over

Posted on 2004/09/16 by ngilmour

No recollection this morning, because Mary was up and accused me of stealing all the covers. It’s funny, and it shows what part of my brain is engaged when I pray the Psalms in the morning. If I have to … Continue reading →

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No apologies?

Posted on 2004/09/15 by ngilmour

I dreamt last night that I was sitting and reading (I do a lot of that even in my dreams) at my father-in-law’s house when a garbage truck backed into the front wall of the house, cracking the drywall around … Continue reading →

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Faulty Hardware

Posted on 2004/09/14 by ngilmour

My alarm clock did not go off this morning. Like many other things, the realization that one has lost forty minutes, that the morning routine is shot, will monkey with the best established pattern. So no dream recollections this morning. … Continue reading →

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Learning, not Winning

Posted on 2004/09/13 by ngilmour

This morning, my childhood friend Scott Weaver has no mother. My father’s former coworker Dave Weaver has no wife. When my high school Spanish teacher Cindy Weaver’s funeral ends on Tuesday, the people will go home, and Wednesday morning, all … Continue reading →

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Back into the Dorm

Posted on 2004/09/11 by ngilmour

My dream was quite vivid last night–I dreamed that Mary and I moved into the dorm room in which I was a resident assistant my last two years of college. I was trying to get people to borrow the stupid … Continue reading →

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