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Return to Innocence does not feature an American Indian

noac_1994_patch This may surprise attendees of the 1994 National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC).

Order of the Arrow is an honor society of Boy Scouts that uses American Indian imagery. The 1994 NOAC conference’s closing ceremony prominently featured then-popular Return to Innocence by Enigma in an Indian-themed ceremony.

Only problem is that’s not an Indian voice. It’s an aboriginal Taiwanese chant.

So now you know. The NOAC planners are probably blushing.

Here’s the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpJjsHgYHA

Texaco Star Academic Challenge: Aren on TV!

EDIT (5/21/2010): The host is Chip Beall, who left a comment below.

Below is is my Texaco Star Academic Challenge performance from 1993 or 1994. Yes, Clear Brook High School made it to TV.

At least wait through my part of “meet the contestants.”

Shattery front door

My glass storm door shattered yesterday. Opening the wood front door made a vacuum that made it give up. It wasn’t that hot, so I guess the glass may have had a defect or other stressor that finally gave up.

A neighbor across the street heard the shatter. He was outside for a while before I opened the door, and he and I think he would have noticed if my glass was already shattered but still in place before I opened it.

A new door is only around $200, and the current one’s warranty does not cover glass, so we’re just going to buy a new door. I’ll throw it up over the next few weeks.

Looking from the front: