tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220997.post5455222679922675183..comments2023-07-20T08:45:32.677-04:00Comments on Stump Speeches: Shrew Taming, etc.J. B. Stumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11645915283218632893noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220997.post-51133781989040350462012-04-15T16:23:10.798-04:002012-04-15T16:23:10.798-04:00This sounds like a great family trip to Chicago.This sounds like a great family trip to Chicago.Terry Linharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16919985515237219025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220997.post-8580090413848032562012-04-10T11:36:11.700-04:002012-04-10T11:36:11.700-04:00Yes, I've read The Sparrow twice (and its sequ...Yes, I've read The Sparrow twice (and its sequel, Children of God). They are fantastic (as is Peace Like a River). You're moving in the right circles!J. B. Stumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645915283218632893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220997.post-2783179671495344572012-04-09T23:27:53.035-04:002012-04-09T23:27:53.035-04:00Regarding the theological implications of life on ...Regarding the theological implications of life on other planets, have you by chance read The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell? When I moved to Illinois, it was one of the books everyone at work was talking about (along with Leif Enger's Peace Like a River).FarmerLennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00809519427712934619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220997.post-57847508947616531852012-04-09T23:24:41.397-04:002012-04-09T23:24:41.397-04:00This post brings back a number of memories. Andrea...This post brings back a number of memories. Andrea and I had dinner at the Hancock the night of our engagement, and we once volunteered as ushers at Shakespeare Theatre on Navy Peer so we could get into a play for free. Most of my memories of the planetarium, though, are of wearing a penguin suit and serving rich people wine and cocktails at wedding receptions into the wee hours of the morning. Once I even served hors d'oeuvres to Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell at an event commemorating the 40th anniversary of Gemini 12.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978728795312007392noreply@blogger.com