I went to hear Steve Hemler of the CAINA discuss scientific proofs for the existence of God. He did a great job of presenting the proof from the fine-tuning of the universal constants. Next week he is doing a presentation on Evolution and Creation. I especially appreciated his comment that anyone is still free to [...]
Jessamyn seven
Chapter -- What Next? At the hospital the day nurse seemed a little surprised to see me. I wasn’t sure why. When I said that I had come to take Mr. Vester home she asked for all my identification. I handed it over, including the Healthcare Power of Attorney, though I pointed out that the [...]
thoughts on genre
What is genre? I have asked and asked this question and someone on another blog said that a story is a piece of art that induces a pattern of types and intensities of emotion -- that are different for different genres: horror, romance, mystery, and so on. And the lightbulb finally went on. I went [...]
Jessamyn 6
THe blogger me did not mean to miss all of October! At nine years of age I had been scared of the stairs going down into darkness unless my great aunt held my hand. This time however the cellar was a surprise. A light at the top of the stairs revealed it had been painted [...]
Pope Sylvester II
Gerbert of Aurillac became Pope in the year 997 A.D. and died in 1001 A.D. He was the subject of an article in Sky and Telescope* during the millenial year of our Lord, 2000. Gerbert was interesting because he had presided over the previous major year change from 999 to 1000 and in the runup [...]
Jessamyn Five
Chapter 3 Part I Killian didn’t pick me up until near eleven. By then Duncan had been asleep for a while and I was struggling not to join him. I had gone down to the nurses’ station and showed them my papers. I said I’d take Duncan home the next day as soon as he [...]
Jessamyn 4
Part II of Chapter 2 I stared, and he approached. “Are you Jessamyn Archer? I’m Simon Ennis, a friend of Killian’s, and he asked me to meet you.” I shook his hand mutely. He had hazel eyes and long eyelashes that a woman would have used to veil her thoughts. He was also very friendly [...]
