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Resume | Wish Lists | Recipes In 1666, in the epilogue to The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing World, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, issued a challenge to her readers: And if any should like the world I have made, and be willing to be my subjects, they may imagine themselves such, and they are such—I mean in their minds, fancies or imaginations. But if they cannot endure to be subjects, they may create worlds of their own and govern themselves as they please. So here is mine. You can get an idea of what's here by hitting the table of contents. And there's almost always something bizarre happening in the Duchess's.
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11/19/2007
The latest addition to our family arrives, David Tobias Ballard. He was 8 pounds 1 ounce and 20 inches long. His monthly photos are coming soon!
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12/15/2005
Rachel Lynn Ballard was born today, a healthy and wonderful baby. She weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces and is 19 inches long. It is amazing how much joy she has already brought us.
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11/27/2005
I think we are finally ready for our little girl's arrival, thanks to Jeanna, who painted the most awesome mural on her wall, and to Zee, who washed one million loads of baby clothes and paraphernalia. For comparison purposes, you can see her current and future rooms.
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10/28/2005
We lose a great friend. Jay's stepfather, Ernie Custer, passed away today from cancer. We miss you, Ernie.
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10/15/2005
Hockey's back!!!
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| After this the Emperess was resolved to hear the
Magpie- Parrot- and Jackdaw-men, which were her
professed Orators and Logicians; whereupon one of
the Parrot-men rose with great formality, and endeavoured
to make an Eloquent Speech before her Majesty;
but before he had half ended, his arguments and
divisions being so many, that they caused a great confusion
in his brain, he could not go forward, but was
forced to retire backward, with the greatest disgrace
both to himself, and the whole society; and although
one of his brethen endeavoured to second him by another
speech, yet was he as far to seek as the former. At
which the Emperess appear'd not a little troubled, and
told them, That they followed too much the Rules of
Art, and confunded themselves with too nice formalities
and distinctions; but since I know, said she, that
you are a people who have naturally voluble tongues,
and good memories; I desire you to consider more the
subject you speak of, then your artificial periods, connexions
and parts of speech, and leave the rest to your
natural Eloquence; which they did, and so became very
eminent Orators. |
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