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Bullet Update (Sept. 3- Sept. 15)
Sept 3: We went to a bike fair and got a new bike for me. Mine had lots of problems and it couldn’t carry the kid trailer,...
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Prayer for Peace
On the way home from church this morning, we stopped briefly at one of our local health food stores. Yes, I said "one of." ...
Well Done, Governor Brown
Although I've been a Democrat for every one of my 50 voting years, I've been accused of abandoning the party by voting more often for...
Englebert Humperdinck, Part 2
Now that I have permission to use names ( see Part 1 ), here's a photo (credit Joe Welby) of the wonderful Ashley Locheed (on the...
Bullet Update
Dates are not always accurate, as in some of the things Joseph started doing well before I finally wrote them down, but they’re...
US Vacation 2011 July 23rd – Aug. 14th
Saturday, July 23rd Stephan wanted to start packing the week before we left. It seemed to early for me. I wasn’t...
Irene
Since Hurricane Irene has been flirting with our friends and family all along the East Coast, I'm opening up this post as a place for...
Engelbert Humperdinck?
London, 1969: I was lost, though I didn't know it yet. For reasons I no longer remember, some friends and I had become...
Introverts in the Church - the Review
Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture , by Adam S. McHugh (IVP Books, 2009) (I wrote...
Involuntary Computer Fast
My e-mail and blog activity will be curtailed, either somewhat or a lot, until we get a handle on some serious computer problems. ...
Too Low-class for Sears?
I used to love shopping at Sears, insofar as someone who loathes shopping can, that is. But today my frustration meter pegged....
You Are What You Eat?
What's your gut reaction to this story ? There are more than 1,000 varieties of bacteria that live within the human gut, and an...
How Can They Learn without Being Taught?
If you can read this, thank a teacher. I've seen it on bumper stickers for years, and just today at the bottom of my Penzey's...
How To Tell a Male Blue Crab from a Female, American...
My sister-in-law, ever the teacher, saw some children catching blue crabs from our bridge. Walking over, she engaged them in...
"Note Reader" - An Alien Beast
Here's a quick post because the article frustrated me and I need an excuse to get off my feet for a few minutes. For the record, I...
Mini Joseph Update
July 20 th Joseph stopped his play, looked out the window, blew a raspberry (tongue fluttering between lips) and waved his hand across...
Boom-Boom - Now Silence
Welcome home, Atlantis. A moment of silence, please, to mark the end of an era. No more will we step out our front door to...
At Home
At Home , by Franz Hohler (translated from the German) (Bergli Books, Basel, Switzerland, 2009) Franz Hohler observes the same...
Firefighters in the Family
From every room of our house we knew it was 5:45 in the afternoon, when my father’s fire radio announced the time as part of its...
One Year Old!
Sorry it’s been over a month since I’ve blogged. Needless to say, it’s been busy. June 15 th : Our little boy...
How Do They DO That?
It's a good thing I have an economist for a husband, because ever since I weaseled my way out of a mandatory high school economics...
Random Thoughts on Psalm 23
One of my regular walks takes me across a small bridge, under which flows a stream. This stream can be a pathetic trickle or a...
Someone at Google Is Having Fun
H/T to Jon: In Google maps, get directions from "Beijing, China" to "Taipei, Taiwan." Look at direction 40. Then do the same...
Was Jesus an Introvert?
Our library finally came through with Introverts in the Church , into which I will dive as soon as I finish the other two books...
Breaking News - Babies Need to Move!
This is a mighty sad article . The British government has issued official guidelines aimed at getting the under-five crowd...