Monthly Archives: December 2009

The First Grey Hair

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Kari Lucin

I went for a swim at the YMCA today, and while I was fixing my hair afterward, I spied an unusually glossy hair. Upon closer examination, I discovered the hair wasn’t just unusually glossy. Nope. It was grey, or to … Continue reading →

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Update: Do Foxes Climb Trees?

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Kari Lucin

Do foxes climb trees? Because if foxes don’t climb trees, I have a squirrel the size of a collie living in my back yard. Update: The fantabulous commenter honeybee suggests that my squirrelfox is in fact a fox squirrel. Upon … Continue reading →

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Driving Conditions Still Pretty Yucky

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Kari Lucin

The plowing is continuing today, but because there are so many more people on the road, there have been a lot more accidents than there were over the weekend and Christmas Day. It is not pleasant to drive out there. … Continue reading →

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Snowmageddon Continues

Posted on December 25, 2009 by Kari Lucin

Do not go anywhere today, even if you’re in Worthington! I got stuck twice on the way to work. Once on the way from my cross street to Diagonal, and once in the Globe’s parking lot, which hadn’t been plowed … Continue reading →

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12 Carols: Riu, Riu, Chiu

Posted on December 25, 2009 by Kari Lucin

Carol #12, Riu, Riu, Chiu, is a traditional 16th-century Spanish carol, though it may have originally been written in Portuguese. It has a dancing tempo and a nice, albeit confusing story about being protected, like God protected Jesus. It’s a … Continue reading →

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12 Carols: I Saw Three Ships and the Coventry Carol

Posted on December 25, 2009 by Kari Lucin

Our two Christmas carols for this morning are both traditional English carols. The first, #10, I Saw Three Ships, is an upbeat song from the 17th century that some people believe is a happier version of Greensleeves (better known to … Continue reading →

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We Wish You a Merry Blizzmas

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Kari Lucin

Christmas plans don’t always work out. Thousands of people across the country have discovered that fact today, if they didn’t already know it, and I am sure it’s hitting some people very hard. Take heart. Christmas comes just once a … Continue reading →

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12 Carols: The Holly and the Ivy and Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Kari Lucin

Our songs today are horticultural in nature. Carol #8, "Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming," was written in the late 16th century, and translated into English in 1894. It’s in the green Lutheran hymnal, if anyone still uses those (I … Continue reading →

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Blizzmas 2009

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Kari Lucin

The snow has already begun to fall in Worthington as of 2:17 p.m., but there are still about 30 minutes to get wherever you plan to be for the foreseeable future and stay there. Please take this weather warning seriously! … Continue reading →

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Cats for Gold, Free Rice and Writing Badly Well

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Kari Lucin

Some websites are esoteric and dedicated to a single bizarre purpose, which can be amusing but begs the question: How did they think of that? Here are a few of them. Disapproving Rabbits is dedicated to pictures of rabbits who … Continue reading →

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