we have spent the past two sunday afternoons quietly enjoying the lake at chester frost park. mark gave a quick glimpse into one afternoon in a previous entry. that visit was cut short by a huge thunderstorm that...
or the egg? In this instance we can definitively say that the egg came first. From the about page, “The founders still have trouble putting money away, but at least now they know where it all goes.” Certainly not into...
the other night Michelle had a girl’s-night-in, so I needed to leave the house. I thought it would be nice to go out to the walking bridge and play a little music, so I brought my octave mandolin down. everybody...
August 3rd is the opening of El Cantante: a movie about the life of Hector Lavoe (La ley de salsa--haha!) starring Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez The website for the movie is here. Amigos, una pelicula sobre la vida de Hector Lavoe!!...
I’m ready for the weekend, but it’s month-end Friday at work, so I’m probably not done yet. Anyway, some notes:
The Simpsons Movie is out today, and you better believe I’ll be seeing it tonight. Metacritic, a review aggregator I like...
For a limited time only, American Hiking Society is offering custom made Leki anti-shock trekking poles for only $75 ($67.50 for American Hiking Society members). These poles have a suggested retail price of $110. These Limited Edition trekking...
As I read through the BCP this afternoon, I found the following prayer to be sort of a continuation of the theme from last week’s post.
For Trustfulness.
O MOST loving Father, who willest us to give thanks for all things, to...
A conversation between a Customer and Bank of America (true story) Bank: This is the Bank of America, can I help you? Customer: Yes, I want to cancel my account. I don't want to do business with you any longer....
I did everything I could to resist the iPhone. I’m not a phone person. A computer always seems to be within arms reach. Our new house on the mountain has terrible cell reception—and…...
a couple weeks ago, calliope took her first trip to my parent's farm. the first thing to be done was introduce her to my dog selah, and then meet keith's new chickens... and soon i am told their will be...
Keith Olbermann reported Monday that the administration is facing two deadlines where the House of Representatives has called for officials to testify and the administration is invoking executive privilege. One has to do with the death in Afghanistan of former...
Recently, American Hiking Society received a 4 star rating by Charity Navigator, which is a non-profit organization that independently evaluates the financial health of non-profit organizations. Recognized by Forbes and Time Magazine as one of the top independent evaluators...
At the End of the Porch by John J. Sharman"Language...has created the word 'loneliness' to to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'solitude' to express the glory of being alone." - Paul Tillich...
Things are changing quickly. Not flesh, but a knife. In a few hours, my child will enter this world violently, through skin sliced, torn, a curtain rent. There is glory, and there is blood. Always the two together. If you...
I'm still in the Florida bird photos. This week's featured creature is a black skimmer, which I'd never seen up close before. I feel lucky that these shots came out as well as they did -- a little more...
There are those who are trying to minimize the issue of the firing of the U.S. attorneys as political comedy, and no big deal. It is a very big deal when the Department of Justice becomes an arm of politics...
A new wrinkle over the apparent politicization of the Department of Justice (DOJ) emerged on Tuesday during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing when a freshman Democratic lawmaker revealed the contents of a May 2006 memo. The memo, signed by...
Latest Bush Executive Order Outlaws Iraq War Dissent on Penalty of Full Asset Seizure In an as yet un-numbered Executive Order (at least the number isn't published), president bush has decreed that your property - all of it - can be...
You Tube and CNN--have they broken new ground in presidential politics, or is it just a big publicity stunt? Is the recent YouTube CNN Presidential debate one of the greatest advancements in Presidential politics? ...
My last class in grad school is political communication, which seems fitting. The professor is a communication director on the Hill with a wealth of experience in Texas politics. He may be a liberal Democrat, but liberals from Texas are...
Take a gander at this English goose (first time I ever saw one that wasn't of the Canadian variety) before heading over to see the rest of this week's ark boarders. We really need an ark in Oxfordshire, by the...
Instead of training yesterday, I was pretty tired so I hung out with my wife and another couple and we did "pint night" at Taco Mac. I had a great time but was feeling a little guilty on the...
A US District judge has struck down the anti-illegal alien statutes passed by Hazelton, Pa. The opinion isn't up on Westlaw as of today--it's a 206-page opinion and was only handed down yesterday--so I can't say much about the...
I had somewhat clear skies tonight (at least to the south) and so after getting my telescope set up and aligned, Dave came by and brought the camera. I hooked up the Nikon D50 to the telescope and we spent the first...
Need a thumbnail for your blog but don't want to have to do all the work of resizing and image and then finding a place to upload it? Well I have created a service that will take care of all that...
So there's this cat, see, and he lives in a hospice care center, and every time he curls up next to a patient, the patient dies within hours. He's not causing the deaths--you don't go to this facility unless...
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