Monthly Archives: December 2011

Little bitty Christmas trees.

Posted on December 24, 2011 by cheapskateintellectual

“I’ve been a pastor for more than 15 years, and I am still amazed at folks in nursing homes, many unable to remember the majority of their own lives, who will begin to sing and nod and clap when they … Continue reading →

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Polar bears on a Coke can.

Posted on December 20, 2011 by cheapskateintellectual

Today, just before Christmas, finishing up my grading and trying to cut down on the caffeine that’s one of the many things spiking my blood pressure this month, I picked up a can of Coke from the cooler in our … Continue reading →

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“The Higgs bison:” beasts, songs, bloops, and the creaturely deep.

Posted on December 18, 2011 by cheapskateintellectual

The ghostly, homely faces of these beasts floated into my mind earlier last week when I misread a New York Times headline at the top of my webmail page. “Physicists will have to wait a little longer for Higgs Boson,” … Continue reading →

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The emotional surge of the charity splurge.

Posted on December 11, 2011 by cheapskateintellectual

Back in September, as I was experiencing my first tentative steps into relative debt-free-ness, I received an email from a friend about a concert her husband was co-producing in Manhattan to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, called … Continue reading →

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The CI meets Facebook.

Posted on December 10, 2011 by cheapskateintellectual

Guess it was bound to happen eventually — the CI is now live on Facebook.  Visit the page and click “like” if you have a Facebook account – I’d appreciate it! Periodically I’ll post random photos or links as “bonus … Continue reading →

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A little creature, a big mystery.

Posted on December 3, 2011 by cheapskateintellectual

This week I lost Annie the Cat.  What other name could there be for an orange-haired kitty with a hard-knock life?  She came to me about four years ago via my family from the cat shelter and before that from … Continue reading →

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