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Chicago Skylilne \u2026 can\u2019t beat it:
\n $\"chicago-skyline.jpg\"$ <\/a>
\nThe world\u2019s largest snow sculpture (from China):
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\nKris and I went down to the City for the afternoon and early evening last Saturday. Here\u2019s a pic of the Daley Plaza\u2019s famous Christmas tree.
\n $\"blue-jeans-002.jpg\"$ <\/a>
\nGreat news! Peter Enns<\/a>, professor at Westminster, now has a blog\/website. Add it to your blogroll and send him your questions.
\n Barna<\/a>, Americans, the resurrection and virgin birth and other passages \u2026 are they historically reliable?
\nChristmas weekend bonus interview by Trevin Wax with Tom Wright<\/a>.
\n Are you a cyber-chondriac<\/a>? If so, here\u2019s some help.
\n1. Students who pull all-nighters have lower gpa\u2019s<\/a> \u2014 and they can fall asleep during exams!
\n2. As you age, avoid mental ruts<\/a>.
\n3. Room in this inn<\/a>!
\n4. Kris and I have been to two or three music concerts, one by \u2026
\n $\"celine.jpg\"$ <\/a>
\n\u2026 now that she\u2019s leaving Vegas, and since we\u2019ve never been there, maybe we\u2019ll get to see here again.
\n5. This is one cool professor<\/a>.
\n6. The Pope and his rhetoric<\/a>.
\n7. Return to tradition<\/a> \u2014 big piece in USA Today<\/strike> US News and World Report<\/em>.
\n8. Bob Robinson<\/a>\u2018s posted a good piece about free speech and who owns what.
\n9. Uggs for Elephants
\n $\"elephant-uggs.jpg\"$ <\/a>
\n10. Curt Schilling<\/a>, never afraid to give his opinion, writes a long-winded blog about steroids and lots and lots of comments.
\nSports:
\nI always like this SI collection<\/a>.
\nThe story of steroids is not going to be pretty. NY Times on one of the informers<\/a>.
\n Tracing the connections to David Segui and Todd Hundley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"