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November 28th, 2005 by alephnaught

Pompeii: Stories from an Eruption

Aviva and I went to the “Pompeii: Stories from an Eruption” exhibit at the Field Museum. This was a very good exhibit (even if visting it on the Saturday after Thanksgiving may not have been good timing). It was very very busy – there was some crowd control but not too much, and the staff […]

Siracusa and Catania

September 28th, 2005 by alephnaught

Siracusa and Catania

We woke very early at 5:30 and had breakfast that had been arranged by the hotel (regular breakfast starts at 7:30 and we had to be at the bus stop at 7:40). After eating we walked to the Byzantine Tombs (well, Bizantine Tumbs on the fax from the travel company). These are actually an unmarked […]

September 11th, 2005 by alephnaught

Creativity

I’m interested in creativity and here are some books I recommend on the subject.

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August 20th, 2005 by alephnaught

Recent events

My mom turned 80 last Monday. My sister Hart arranged a nice dinner Saturday night – my son Nathan got to attend also, which was really cool. Sunday, we had a party at her church and about 60 people helped us wish her a happy birthday – it was a surprise, and was mom ever […]

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May 15th, 2005 by alephnaught

Yet another trip to Amsterdam with a side trip to Arnhem

Business takes me back to Amsterdam again

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May 4th, 2005 by alephnaught

A Non-Profit Guide to Commerce in Florence

Excellent web site

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April 14th, 2005 by alephnaught

Another trip to Amsterdam

Had another business trip to Amsterdam. Since I’m flying back on American Airlines, I can plug my laptop in and do some serious work, like writing this entry. Anyway, I took one picture that was pretty fun of a storefront right on Dam Square: Its a display for an upcoming show of new Chinese art.

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April 7th, 2005 by alephnaught

Tilton Elementary’s Read Aloud 2005

The assembly was fantastic! The kids are always high-energy and ready to shout and clap. We were ushered into the school and taken upstairs to have bagels and juice and coffee; we also wore name tags: Then, down to the auditorium where the kids were already rocking! Here’s the program: Norm Bobins, president and CEO […]

April 4th, 2005 by alephnaught

Body Worlds exhibit

I took today off from work to visit the Body Worlds show at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago; this is a very cool show! I had a little worry that the exhibit might be too weird but it was really neat. The show is work by Gunther von Hagens, and its human […]

March 18th, 2005 by alephnaught

Why am I interested in The Netherlands?

It was twenty years ago today…. When I first visited Amsterdam. I love it!

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