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this makes me smile: ted williams one year later
As a Red Sox fan, any story about the greatest hitter of all time catches my eye. But this Ted Williams, and his story about a second chance at life, makes me smile. I mean BIG smile. Entertainment...
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the greatest orchestral performance of all time
…is turned in by The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. I love Sergio Leone, and love Clint Eastwood, but also love Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach. Excellent choice by the Ukulele Orchestra and well...
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congrats to peter lanfer and sarah drew lanfer on the birth of their son, micah
Congratulations are in order to my colleague, UCLA Second Temple Judaism Lecturer and Dartmouth Visiting Professor Dr. Peter Lanfer, and his wife Sarah Drew Lanfer (Dr. April Kepner on Grey’s Anatomy)...
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The Most Inspiring Photo of the Olympics
I am crying with pride as I write this. Winning is wonderful, but THIS is what the Olympics are all about: Athletic competition is glorious, but bringing hope to the disabled and marginalized...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TALI!
Talitha is a teenager today. Happy birthday T. I am so proud of you!!! Filed under: congratulations, talitha, things that rule Tagged: birthday
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Mac Learns To Navigate the Stairs
My son, MacLaren, has developed a superior method for descending the stairs safely and quickly. Note that he gets down on his tummy and then backs onto the stairs, makes sure the gate is closed (safety...
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Cargill 3.0 AND 4.0 are officially under development
Yeah. THAT just happened. Roslyn and I are very excited. No knowledge of genders yet, although we do know they are fraternal (and not identical). Ros and the twins (it still sounds weird to write and...
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Well Done! University of Iowa to Include Optional Question about LGBTQ...
Eric Hoover writes for the Chronicle of Higher Education: Last week the University of Iowa added an optional question to its application for undergraduate admission: “Do you identify with the LGBTQ...
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Happy New Year!
To all who celebrate, I want to wish you a wonderful coming year. You survived the Mayan Apocalypse and Jesus didn’t return. So in the coming year… - May you discover much you didn’t know, and may you...
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Discovered on my U Iowa office door this morning, the day before my 40th...
I arrived at my University of Iowa Jefferson Building (JB) office this morning (the day before my 40th birthday), and discovered this taped to my door. It is supposedly the text of “1JB40Car (the...
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Announcing the Arrival of Quincy and Rory Kate Cargill
Roslyn, Talitha, MacLaren, and I are pleased to announce the newest additions to our family: our son, Quincy Enoch Domenico Cargill, and our daughter, Rory Kate Duvall Cargill were born on May 11, 2013...
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Done and Done: Supreme Court invalidates DOMA, Effectively Ends Prop 8 in CA
Sometimes they get one right! And on this occasion, it’s a Double Rainbow all the way! ;-)...
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Good for Google
Good for Google. “The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires...
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congrats to peter lanfer and sarah drew lanfer on the birth of their son, micah
Congratulations are in order to my colleague, UCLA Second Temple Judaism Lecturer and Dartmouth Visiting Professor Dr. Peter Lanfer, and his wife Sarah Drew Lanfer (Dr. April Kepner on Grey’s Anatomy)...
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