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I can't believe that I didn't post yesterday. It's been a month since I didn't post more or less of something. I've been SO busy þe ic ne meahte rædan mín Englisc. Yesterday was quite typical: more website design, more schoolwork, more mowing. I could have done two yards, but decided not to because I could mow this morning before the rain came. This morning I wake up before 0700 and it's already raining. So much for that idea.
Now, the Marines are withdrawing from positions inside Fallujah. Hopefully the planners know what they're doing.
Got three books in the mail on Wednesday: Heimskringla, Prose Edda, and Volsungassaga. They're all translations of Old Norse works: respectively, The History of the Norwegian Kings, a handbook for poets, and The Saga of the Volsungs. The last deals with a legendary family of warriors connected with the Siegfried legends of Wagner.
I think I forgot what I was going to say, but it's time to start with Atlantic Presbytery.
Broomall RP Church is a fusion of First Philadelphia and Second Philadelphia congregations. These two plus Third Philadelphia for a time formed Philadelphia Presbytery with one other church — Orlando! At any rate, Broomall is well served by pastor Dr. William Edgar. With about 100 people, the congregation is second largest in the presbytery, although it has the largest attendance.

More mowing. Today I mowed Mr. Heminger's, a lawn with few obstructions other than two grape vines and tons of peonies. As soon as I got home, we went over to Rushsylvania to the old Scout hall to pack stuff for this weekend's Spring Camporee down in Springfield, two counties south of here. We're probably going to be rained out — just like last camporee!
Forgot to mention that there was an engagement announced this week at church: Peter McDonald (son of our precentor and her husband) and Rachel McMahon of Hebron RP in Clay Center KS. They've trothplighted after a goodly time of everyone expecting this. May the LORD's blessing be on them!
Dad got a letter in today's mail summoning him to appear to be in a grand jury on 11 May. I wonder how many cases they'll look at?
In Fallujah, the heaviest fighting since last May resumed earlier this week. Godspeed to the troops.
No church today because we're done with Alleghenies Presbytery. Tomorrow we start with Atlantic.

Sorry but I'm tired and don't have much new. Only thing that is new is that I got elected assistant senior patrol leader, second-highest position in my Scout troop
Purcellville Mission Church in northern Virginia is just getting going. Pastor Kent Butterfield serves a small group with a large college student percentage.

Today has been interesting. Ever taken three+ hours to mow a rather small, unobstructed lawn? Mom and I mowed a good-sized one today, and each of us had only a small-sized yard's worth to do. It's called the grass was so thick that on the FIRST pass, the mower couldn't kick out all of the grass.
Besides lawnmowing, today has been school and website design. School was rather quick, with mostly physics and art. Today, I started designing a website for my Scout troop. It should be mostly done in a week or two, but I can't open it until the troop committee approves it at their next meeting in a few weeks.
In Fallujah, the military destroyed a mosque minaret today after snipers used it to shoot. Why don't they knock down stuff like this more often?
Tusca Area RP in Beaver, PA (near Beaver Falls) is a small congregation served by pastor Ken Hoffman. It, like Rimersburg, came in as part of the Associate Presbyterians. There's no website.

Blogging is nice, but using Blogspot does have its downside. There's something wrong right now so that Internet Explorer can't load my page right — specifically, I can't look at the comments. Hopefully it clears up soon.
This week was lunch at church, with afternoon worship. We had eight visitors, five of which came last lunch-at-church week. Dad preached (morning) on Genesis lxii-lxv, where Ióseph reveals himself to his brothers, and (afternoon) Mark xv.2-5, where Críst is tried by Pontivs Pilatvs. Overall, a good time; we had to move some pews to have enough room to eat. May it be like that for many months to come!
Now I can look at comments! This is crazy.
Trinity RP is a rather new Alleghenies congregation in the DC area. Pastor Steve Bradley serves a growing group of something like seventy-five people, who meet in a school as property costs too much to build or buy a building. We visited this congregation back in October when I was in DC for the National Student Leadership Conference.

I am done. Well, at least with some things. No more mowing for this week — I mowed four big lawns and got paid $35. Lest you think I am being shortchanged, I have another $40 coming. Also, I finished my Scholarship merit badge, so now I am practically done with my next rank. Now all I have to do to advance is wait about thirty-three more days.
Gé sculon sceawaþ this book I got from the library. It's called "Heimskringla", the History of the Norwegian Kings. Written in Old Norse, its author lived in thirteenth-century Iceland. More interesting to everyone reading this, however, is the fact it came from inter-library loan, since the library doesn't have it. This small-town library is on the Ohio River, probably about three hours away! Now that is what I call dedication.
You probably heard about Pat Tillman, the football player-turned-Army Ranger killed Thursday. No killed soldier really is more of a loss than another, but Tillman's death really show us what dedication these guys have. Not only did his new job have more danger, he got paid something like 0.5% of his previous salary in the NFL. Hopefully, many step up to fill his hole.
I'm going to go now, maybe to get $25 of my owed money.
Rose Point RP is, of any RP church besides Belle Center, most familiar to me. My mom grew up there, and my grandfather is still an elder there. Pastor Robert Schmidtberger serves this congregation (numbering 60-80 people, many elderly) near New Castle, Pennsylvania.

Ic hæbbe bisgu and swíðe anda. I'm concerned and very angry. Anybody note the "Youthscouts" ad up top sometimes? It's a new "nondiscriminatory" group, formed two years ago to oppose the Boy Scouts of America. Some guy out in California started it because his daughter was "discriminated against" because she couldn't join her twin brother's Cub Scout pack. This group has a policy saying, "The Youthscouts organization is committed to respecting and celebrating the rich diversity of the world's youth and their families. Youthscouts will not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, beliefs regarding religion, disability, or political beliefs. Further, Youthscouts will not discriminate based on those factors or age, marital status or family status with respect to directors, officers, staff and adult volunteers." When they tried to incorporate, BSA rightfully opposed its name, and now this guy thinks that the Girl Scouts are a proof that Youthscouts should be permitted! What's worse, the trademark probably will be granted (if it isn't already), thanks to the wonderful judges in this country. All this despite the fact that BSA has a congressional charter, encoded in federal law, with the right given it to trademark things relating to it: a right this new group seeks to have overturned because it violates what? ANTITRUST LAWS! I don't feel like posting anything more today besides the obligatory Church thing.
Rimersburg RP is one of the four remaining Associate Presbyterian churches that merged with the RPCNA in the late 1960s. Pastor Paul Brace serves less than forty people in this small Pennsylvania town northeast of Pittsburgh.

To replace Allen, I've added Charity.

Oops! Go to this site for Providence. The other one is out of date.

Ic ne meahte þencan be hwæm cweðan. I guess I'll go with the stuff on the radio. Did you hear that environmentalists are now blaming cow gas for air pollution? Or that goose droppings are ruining ponds? Come ON! Now the environmentalists are fighting with the animal rights people. I guess it's not all bad.
I've decided to drop Allen's blog from the links because he hasn't posted since the 6th and apparently has decided to stop blogging altogether. I'll reattach the link if he shows signs of life 8^D
Good thing that I'm about done with schoolwork today. Tomorrow will be harder but not by too much. However, I do have a couple more lawns to mow. Meanwhile, I finished work on the Scholarship merit badge, so I'm pretty much done with this next Scouting rank — except there's a time requirement, so I can get it until 27 May.
In North Korea, two trains collided in a train station: first train carrying some sort of petrochemicals, and other train carrying gasoline. 3,000 people are dead or hurting.
Providence RP in the South Hill of Pittsburgh is one of the newest churches in Alleghenies Presbytery. The congregation of over seventy people is served by Pastor C. J. Williams.

Hi. I'm tired after lots of work — one large yard mowed in seventy minutes and two tests (Œconomics and Physics), getting 100% on each. Fortunately, it's been useful. Mowing would have been a bit more relaxed if rain hadn't constantly threatening. As it was, I had to work fast with neither a break to cool myself with a drink nor cool water falling on me from above. Psalm 65: "Thou waterest earth's furrows; Clods break down 'neath Thy rain. Thou soft'nest earth with showers, To bless each sprouting grain."
Full-scale fighting has broken out again in Fallujah. It's time for rooting out those who hate pretty much everybody except Saddam. Meanwhile, al-Qaida has set off bombs in al-Basrah; dozens are killed and hundreds hurting. Just imagine them doing this here and you'll remember why we're fighting this war.
North Hills RP in Pittsburgh is one of the largest congregations in Pennsylvania, with well over 150 people attending each week. Alone among Alleghenies Presbytery churches, it has two resident ministers — Harry Metzger (senior) and Martin Blocki (associate). Unfortunately, although they have two ministers, they have zero websites.

I'M ABOUT DONE with calculus. Just two tests left in today's work, and Mom isn't grading. Unmitigated good news! Eallyfelléas gódspel!
Besides calculus, I've not gotten much done today. I typed up thank you notes to (1) a lady in our church who gave me an early graduation gift, and (2) a grocer who donated the food for our Hocking Hills trip. Since then, I've done some work on Scholarship, mowed a lawn, and done about half a dozen quizzes on David's blog. They were okay, but they would have been a bit better without certain words — notably one uttered by John Kerry in a public speech some time ago.
Speaking of Kerry, he's now picked up on Woodward's thing about Saudis and gasoline — something that, now that I hear better, I understand Woodward didn't even say. He's still biassed against the administration in some ways, but at least not in this way.
Manchester RP in New Kensington, PA, is barely bigger than we are. Pastor Vince Scavo and his congregation are on the far east side of Pittsburgh. And they even have a website!

Look at the various ads. They seem to vary between Old English and Scouting.

I'm up late! Must make this short.
Well, today was interesting. I now have five different Scouts' handbooks here, because I'm the troop recordkeeper. I just got a book to put them in, so I have been working feverishly on that and on a merit badge. Thus the REALLY late post. By the way, has anyone checked Allen's blog recently? He's not posted in two full weeks! Talk about infrequent posting.
Bob Woodward is the latest guy to write a book blasting the President and then go on 60 Minutes. He says that the Saudis, in cahoots with Bush, arranged to cut gas prices this summer to help him get reëlected. Why does anyone believe this guy?
Grace Presbyterian Church in State College is the latest member of Alleghenies Presbytery to be on my list. They have over 100 members but an attendance of 75; possibly, the attendance will drop soon, since pastor Gordon Keddie has accepted a call to Southside Indianapolis. Once again, no website.

Ah, sleep! I got probably less than six hours on Friday night, and that was before all of the hiking.
Dad preached today on the rise of Joseph, Gen. xxxix-xli. It got me thinking: I wonder, once Joseph was the "grand vizier," what did he do to Mrs. Potiphar? At least I would call Potiphar in, assure him of safety although I could kill him, and demand that he listen to my side of the story. I'm sure he'd listen!
I promised an account of the trip. Besides me, Mom and Dad both went along, as did Matthew Bump, Sean Griffin (both from church), and Isaac. We arrived around 9:00 PM and had a meeting with the rest of the troop to decide what to do in the morning. Unfortunately, I couldn't get to sleep until after midnight. After breakfast (and someone else's 6:00 AM alarm) we took off for Ash Cave; it's not really a cave, but a 700-foot-long, 100-foot-tall half dome. Hiking inside and then around the rim was great. After lunch, we went into the gorge of Old Man's Cave (not a real cave, just a niche), where there's a fifty-foot waterfall among the cliffs. Lastly, we went to Rock House, a true cave, where we first ascended and then descended 100 at a 45° angle. The cave itself is somewhat like the Lost Sea Cave — completely clay-covered, although water drips everywhere. Following supper, we left for home, arriving around 10:30 PM.
Geneva RP in Beaver Falls (oddly enough!) is a part of Alleghenies Presbytery. Pastor Bruce Backensto ministers to around 100 people, including some students at the College. Geneva, unlike the previous congregations, actually has a website!

I'm back! Details will be forthcoming.

It's going to be 74 or so today! Finally warming up. Just in time for me to mow another yard today.
I have 2½ more lessons of calculus to do today; fortunately, this is all I have left for this week. I leave late this afternoon for Troop 51's annual Hocking Hills trip, and tomorrow we're going to be hiking all over the place. With good weather, this is going to be the best trip in years, or so say those who have been in Scouts more than seven months. I HAVE to get working soon on the Scholarship merit badge, the last one I need for my next rank advancement.
Donald Rumsfeld has announced that about 20,000 US soldiers will be staying in Iraq another three months. I can understand needing more troops there, but couldn't they send more new ones? I mean, we've got all these people in Germany still ready to fight the Soviets; couldn't they go? Jonathan McDonald from our church is in the Air Force, stationed in Germany. However, he's been in Iraq for like a month. Why aren't more like him?
I can't find anything of local news. I wish more happened in a county of 45,000 people.
First Beaver Falls RP in that town is in Alleghenies Presbytery. An old congregation with a history of being a large congregation, it is one no longer. Only about 40 people come to hear Pastor Keith Black. Yet AGAIN no website, so check here.

I am tired. I took a literature test, did more calculus, went on a hike in the woods for Scouts, and mowed a big, thick lawn. No wonder I'm tired! Tomorrow we leave for the Hocking Hills, southeast of Columbus, on a troop campout and hike. Everybody from Belle Center RP is coming back Saturday night, while the rest will stay until morning.
In Iraq, an Iranian diplomat was assassinated while trying to be an "impartial negotiater" between the US and the Iran-funded rebel cleric. Diplomats should never be hurt, but this guy should have been expelled or something before this.
Locally, there is nothing besides an article about local horse owners getting their animals vaccinated for West Nile.
Eastvale RP, in Alleghenies Presbytery, is in Eastvale, PA, across the river from Beaver Falls. It's a congregation not doing the best, with rather few people and no pastor. Again, no website, so go here.

Covenant RP in Meadville, PA is the newest congregation in Alleghenies Presbytery. The pastor is Jeff Stivason. Again, I can't find a website.

Post is short because prayer meeting is at 7:30. People are already arriving.
Today I mowed a yard (easy) and did a bit of schoolwork. Too bad I didn't get any calculus done. I still wish I could have typed this earlier, but I've been on very little again today.
US troops are fighting fiercely in Fallujah, although they aren't attacking — just defending themselves. Hopefully they finish the situation quickly. Meanwhile, the President's press conference last night seems to have been an attempted media feeding frenzy, but he was smart enough to avoid it.
A former County Commissioner was widowed Monday. Visitation is right now, and he's been deluged since 2 PM. It seems like everyone in the county has been there
It's 7:28!

Sorry I'm so late, but I literally haven't been able to get on the computer today until now.
I have been quite busy today. With a calculus lesson, an English test, and proofreading my Old English, I need to take a break. Æt léast Isaac is micel betera tó dæg, he's been walking around and doing schoolwork like normal.
John Ashcroft testified today before the 9/11 Commission. All I know is that he sounded good in a quick byte, but I'm sure that he acquitted himself well before all the idiots that hate him and hate Bush.
Locally, there's big news in a case of a guy arrested last month for a bigtime car theft ring. When he's tried in October, the authorities plan to take a month to try him, using almost 60 witnesses; meanwhile, the defense hopes to use 40. What a long time for anything except a nationally publicized event!
By the way, Dad got sort of called up for jury duty. He hasn't gotten an official summons, just a letter from the county saying that his name is drawn and he's liable to service in the next few months. The time will be up by the time that car theft guy is tried.
Covenant Fellowship is an Alleghenies congregation in the Pittsburgh area. Although they have 150 members, less than 100 come to hear pastor Bruce Hemphill preach. I can't find a website, so go to the denominational website for details.

Today I don't know what I'm going to do. With rain predicted for the next three or four days, I might have to get mowing here in a little bit.
In sports, Phil Mickleson won the Masters. He was the best current golfer never to win a major.
Internationally, the truce in Fallujah is still holding. However, I've got the feeling that if the rebels don't do something like surrender, the Marines will make an all-out assault. More troops have been moving into position, and the city is in big trouble if they decide to fight. Since the beginning of the month, about 70 US soldiers have died, but we've killed ten rebels for each of our guys down.
I don't know what's going on here in Logan County, so I'll look at Cincinnati. The Reds are now 4-2 and in first place. If they could keep this up they'd be 108-54. Too bad they probably won't even have a winning record.
College Hill RPC is a congregation of Alleghenies Presbytery located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. With well over 200 members, it's the largest church in the presbytery. Pastor Anthony Selvaggio's congregation is where many of the RP students at Geneva College attend. Here is the website.

It's too cold here! Wasn't it up into the seventies a couple of days ago? At least the weathermen think that it will get better later in the week.
Dad didn't preach today, with Mr. Morrow here; however, Dad did lead worship. Mr. and Mrs. Morrow are here and Mr. Morrow preached (and will at evening service here in a couple of hours) because this week was Communion — the first of two times this year. It's too bad that we can't have it lots more often, but some people think otherwise. Mr. Morrow, now retired as a minister, is an elder where they attend: Sparta RP in Illinois near St. Louis.
Isaac was feeling much better yesterday and even more today; he missed class but was able to attend morning worship. Psalm 41: "The LORD sustains him on his bed Of sickness and of pain. And from his bed You make him rise; He will his health regain." Of course, Isaac wasn't badly sick, but still he was lying down all day for a while.
Unfortunately, the illness may spread more. Paul Soma, a member here, had to leave church before the service had gone very far; it seems that he may have the same illness. Now it quite possibly will spread through all of the McDonalds and Bumps (almost twenty people) or farther.
I think I'm going to start looking at RP churches, one per day, listed by presbytery.
Anchor Fellowship, part of Alleghenies Presbytery, is located in Waldorf, MD. Pastor Peter Smith serves a congregation of about thirty-five people. Check out their website!

I'm tired and I'm somewhat lazy. I just got back from Junior Leader Training and Rev. Morrow, a former pastor here, is getting in at any time. I'll get a bigger post up tomorrow or Monday.

Isaac is somewhat better today. Hopefully he'll be able to go with our troop to the local Junior Leader Training tomorrow morning.
In Fallujah, there's a ceasefire to let through food convoys. However, the Marines are still defending themselves when shot at. They'll probably go back into assault mode pretty soon here. Also, al-Kut has been completely retaken. The city probably hasn't seen this much press coverage since 1916, when a major British force was besieged there for months and eventually surrendered.
Locally, about nothing is going on. The biggest story I can find in tonight's paper cover the Bellefontaine High School girls' softball team, whose pitcher struck out seventeen Indian Lake players. Woo-hoo.
By the way, did anyone hear about the seven South Korean evangelical missionaries captured by Iraqi guerrillas? It seems they escaped after tricking their captors into thinking they were doctors and nurses. The missionaries even gave the guerrillas massages! Unconventional, but it works and they didn't deny the faith.
Ic sculon gá and dó geweorc þæt habbaþ nyttnes. I must go and do useful work.

WOW! I finally got the links to show up. Why didn't I pay attention to the directions sooner?

Isaac is séoc tó dæg, and miht biþ séoc to morgenne. He felt horrible yesterday, especially in the evening. PRAY!
Big news today. First off: Condoleeza Rice is testifying before the commission as I type. Hopefully she acquits the administration well. Also, heavy fighting is still going on in Fallujah. We've lost about three dozen soldiers and Marines, but they're winning the city. Meanwhile, the fringe Shiite rebellion has control of one or two cities plus partial control of an-Najaf. The Ukrainians were forced from their base in al-Kut, but Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez has announced that we have control of the city. The rebels in an-Najaf have been helped by the fact of a major Shiite festival there this weekend. As well, they keep using mosques as cover. Go to http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,116501,00.html for better information. Gurþ an Glamhoþ! (borrowing from Tolkien's Sindarin)
The Reds won yesterday! If they win today, they'll have a winning record — 2-1. Probably they'll end the season about 71-91.
Here in Ohio, the big news is that today is the first day people can get concealed weapons permits. It's been 150 years since this has been legal — 150 years too long. This law is way too restrictive, but it's better than nothing. Hopefully, the law is further amended to make it far better, or even to make permits unnecessary.
PIZZA is great here! Michael Shepherd, owner of Michael Angelo's Pizza in the nearby village of Rushsylvania, won a gold medal at the World Pizza Championship in Italy. I really want to try it some time soon. Hey, why don't all of you Indiana people come out to try it, too?
By the way, the Canby Building in Bellefontaine has been fenced off by the City. The new four-foot fence should keep off people walking on the sidewalk. I wonder: when will they demolish the building?

Well, it's afternoon. Time for lunch and a physics test immediately afterward.
I was ill a couple weeks ago. I had problems in my guts, I vomited once, and I was feverish and very tired. Now Isaac's got some of this. As I write, he's quite nauseous. Hopefully he'll feel a lot better soon.
Media is getting REALLY irritating. As the Marines are fighting in Fallujah, losing twelve or so dead and more wounded, the President has emphasized that this is not a return to major combat. Meanwhile, the media keeps saying, "It's a return to major combat!" At the same time, followers of this idiot cleric (Why do Muslims need clerics anyway?) are raging against Americans. I feel like Psalm 14 — "These workers all of wickedness, Do they not know at all, Who eat My people as their bread, And on God do not call?"
We're finally almost warming up. Today's high should be in the mid-to-high 60s. It's going to be colder over the weekend, but hopefully we're finally out of winter.
UConn's women won in basketball. It's the first time both the men's and women's teams have won the national championship in the same year.
Did you hear that Kerry and Kennedy are questioning Bush's trustworthiness? They say he's the worst since Nixon. Talk about a pair of fools — what about Clinton? He gets impeached for perjury, and to distract people while he's running around with an intern, shoots missiles at an aspirin factory.
Time for lunch!

Gotta type quickly because I have to make my 6:30 troop meeting.
The Marines have besieged Fallujah. Time to go in there and avenge the contractors. Meanwhile, Teddy Kennedy says that Iraq is Bush's Vietnam. Can you believe this guy? At the rate we're going, it would take a bit over 100 years to get to the Vietnam casualty totals. Meanwhile, we're rebuilding a country, smashing our enemies, and we have widespread popular support in Iraq. What we need are less politicians and more statesmen.
Amazingly, a woman survived a huge crash outside Bellefontaine. She was driving an SUV on US 33 where it's like an interstate when she hit a semi. The SUV is literally without a roof. Yet she wasn't badly hurt! O thank the LORD, for good is He; His mercy lasts forever!
In sports, UConn won the NCAA tournament last night, beating Georgia Tech by nine or so. UConn's women can win their tournament tonight; if they do, it will be the first time a university's men AND women have won in the same year.
Gotta go!

It's Opening Day in Cincinnati! Go Reds! Too bad they're facing Kerry Wood, so I don't think they've much chance.
Today is Joe Nuxhall's last Opening Day. He's been involved with the Reds organization since 1944, when he pitched for them as a fifteen-year-old. It's too bad that he's retiring, but most people seventy-five years old are already retired. We'll all miss him. Also, the parade, etc. are dedicated to former owner Marge Schott, who died earlier this year.
News out of Fallujah: Apparently there has been small-scale fighting on the checkpoints on the city's outskirts. Moreover, hundreds of Marines with many tanks are preparing to go into the city. Hopefully they properly avenge the four contractors. That city deserves something like Corban.
Gáþ Réadas! Go Reds!

Somehow I've got a feeling that "you" readers = Allen. This is why I wish I saw my friends more often 8^D
Dad praught this morning on the coat-of-many-colors chapter, Genesis 37. As well, in class he gave his normal Presbytery post-mortem. It's nice to be able to read all of the reports — especially since he took up time speaking about things like walking around Lake Eola, which he called Lake Ebola. I'm so glad to be reading all these reports from churches doing well. We had an encouraging year last year, but I can't imagine getting so many new members like Bloomington or Lafayette did. Hopefully they can get their new daughter church going well with the LORD's blessing.
I'm somewhat concerned about churches like Selma and here, because we're still quite weak. I fear, on the other hand, for places like Oakdale and Hetherton, which had combined average attendance last year of something like 25. And Hetherton's includes Rev. Roger Adams, who lives in the "thumb" — three hours away! Still, the LORD's will be done.
Yesterday I forgot to mention about our trouble with lawnmowers. We needed to change the oil. Simple, except our only ratchet was broken, and after a bit of work we decided it was useless. Dad went to Bellefontaine to get a ratchet set at Wal*Mart, which included an extender. Using the extender (which was extremely hard to put on) we changed two mowers. Others we couldn't use the extender, but we couldn't get it off. Isaac finally figured out to push a little button, and we got our work done. Too bad it took several hours of working.
Also, I finished typing my Old English late last week. I now have an interesting two stories about The Panther and The Whale, both of which I haven't translated yet.
Ic nú gá and sceawie hwæhwugu elles. I'm going to go and look at something else.

Must post before I go to bed tonight. Dad got in about 0030 this morning/night and we were all up by 0730 to go to a flag ceremony for Scouts. It went well, and the group that was meeting loved it. Oh by the way, I recited Cædmon's Hymn and it went well except I said one line in translation two lines after it should have been.
I'm tired and don't remember much nationally except the continued thing about Condoleeza Rice and Fallujah. Thus, I'll not say more.
Here, there was something interesting a couple days ago. A hog truck coming down Corkscrew Hill in the southeast of the county lost its brakes, slammed into a tree, and spilled most of its live load. They eventually corralled most of the pigs, (although a few died) which were headed from farther south in the county to Ft. Wayne. I'm just glad I wasn't there when they were let loose. At least the driver wasn't hurt.
Daylight Savings Time starts in just 220 minutes! Must get off to get decent sleep for church. Too bad most of my friends don't live in a place sensible enough to use Daylight Time 8^D

I'm finally done with my calculus for the week. Just two tests and one more chapter to go! Too bad I won't be done with the physics for a while longer. I just hope that we don't need to postpone completion of the last chapter.
Biggest national story I've heard today is about the œconomy. Apparently, over the last three months, it's picked up 500,000 jobs. Hopefully a bunch of people will realise that this is a vindication of Bush's œconomic policy.
Last night's paper says that Bellefontaine served a condemnation notice to the owner of a big building downtown, the Canby building. Bits have been falling off for a while.
Gotta go!

Hooray! Somehow I got the comments feature to work. Now I can REALLY see how many (or few) of you look at this site.

Hello again! Too bad I didn't get more sleep last night. I am DEFINITELY looking forward to Daylight Savings Time!
Did you hear that there was another attack near Fallujah? Bremer is now promising retribution, and somewhere I hear that some military planners are advocating a complete siege of the town. I suppose it would work...
Soon, we're to get a new judge. The State Legislature passed a law adding an extra judge for Logan County, to deal with family matters. The people at the County Courthouse are revamping an extra courtroom wherein to put the judge after judge is elected in November. The photos on the paper look really nice; too bad the issues inside will be anything but.
Oh, also, they say that newborn babies can get heart transplants from people of other blood types. Apparently they haven't developed antibodies yet that care about blood types. Odd, but I'm sure it's unmitigated good news for some parents.
Today, I'm reciting Cædmon's Hymn and typing riddles, of all things. At least I've gotten down a decent modern translation of Cædmon. As well, I've more literature and physics lessons to do. Hopefully they won't be too hard.
This post is done. Ic scule weorcende on þingas óðres — gotta work on something else.