As predicted, we ran out of mugs around noon yesterday. You can still order them, but no more are here. Well, there are some, but they are in pieces, see what I mean:
That was Merna's idea; looks pretty neat, doesn't it?
Yesterday was not as busy as the day before, but it came in spurts between sessions. I was in the booth almost the whole day and had a good time meeting a lot of people. Lots of interesting questions come our way, ranging from modern Ethiopia (about which we have nothing) to Zoroaster, from Ge'ez to how children were raised in the ANE. Sometimes we can help, sometimes we can't. Usually we can at least direct them to the right booth.
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Another interesting observation. Yesterday I was talking to two world-class scholars, one recently retired, the other one about to. The one was full of himself, talking about what he was doing, what he had done, etc. The other one wanted to know what was going on in the life of others. He was asking questions and genuinely listening. One was somewhat jaded and bitter. There was no light in his eyes. The other, while serious, had a smile in his eyes. He was looking forward to life with anticipation, waiting with expectancy for what God would do next.
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