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The Very Beginning (Tuesday, January 23, 2007)
Here I am, sitting in the Orlando airport waiting for the flight before my flight to Charlotte to leave the gate. If the rest of...
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New Life International Baptisms at Lake Yamanaka: Three...
On Sunday, July 30 th 2006, my last full Sunday in Japan, I went with everyone associated with New Life church plus friends and...
Harping is Fun!
I'd like to be able to provide pictures and movies as my adventure in Switzerland unfolds. Playing my harp for you seemed to...
Japanese World Map
I'm fooling around with this blog trying things out, so here, for your amusement, is the world according to the Japanese.
What Hath Judge Green Wrought?
Taking up Janet's challenge , I'm attempting to put a YouTube video in this post. Being perennially out of date and out of touch, I...
Last Two Weeks in Japan Part III: Days with friends, fun,...
Oh, I shouldn’t have let so much time pass before writing all of my Japan experiences up. Ah well, I’ll do the best...
Coercive "Health"
I wonder how much of the harm in the world has been done to people "for their own good." I think of the Crusades, forced...
Reflection on 1 Peter 2:7-9
As I read 2 Peter this morning I was once again faced with difficult language. I grew up in a church that said God wills from...
Good...
A Candian study indicates that knowledge of two or more languages can play a significant role in staving off dementia. ...
Learning Time!
According to this WebMD article , napping helps babies process and retain new information. Extrapolating to all ages, maybe a good...
My New Baby
Well, not exactly, I’m only trying her out and I actually don’t like her that much, but if you know me at all you’ve...
Completely Irrelvant and Trivial Sad News
Beginning January 1st, one of my favorite comic strips, FoxTrot , will be published on Sundays only . I love FoxTrot primarily...
Join the Rescue Effort - Pray!
A break in the weather (in which the winds on the mountain are predicted to be "only" 60 mph) is expected to set off an intensive...
Japan story from a friend
Here's a link to a crazy story about Toilet Cleaning Day in Japan at my friend's Jr. high school. Besides the 80min individual...
Why I'm Afraid to Travel Overseas
Terrorism? War? Disease? Crime? Not being able to communicate? For the places I'm likely to go, the biggest danger is none of...
Decorating my Room Finally
The purpose for this post is mainly to experiment with adding pictures to my blog and mostly so I can procrastinate on work I don't want...
Still More Epidural Dangers
I've already written ( here and here ), about some of the dangers of epidural anesthesia during childbirth. Today's reports...
A Toast to Lake Brantley
I do feel sorry for Lake Brantley High School's band . When our kids played in it, many of the members secretly (or not so secretly)...
A Beautiful Sight
We went for a long walk around the neighborhood tonight, looking at the many inventive and beautiful Christmas light displays. But...
You Know You Have too Much STUFF when....
In a moment of weakness, I brought home a Rubbermaid bin full of family books, papers, and photographs from my sister's house when we...
Email Address Correction!
I'm so sorry to announce that the email address on my blog has been wrong for many months. A good friend pointed out the mistake, but I...
How Are the Fallen Mighty!
The Seminole Indians never surrendered to the U. S. Government; perhaps they knew that time and patience would be the keys to eventual...
December 7
I'm not holding a grudge, and have recently fallen in love with Japan and her people, but history, remembrance, and memorials are...
A Hero with a Box Cutter
Yesterday I tried to buy Porter some razor blades. It may be the biggest shopping season of the year, but some people are making it...
21st Century Boy
Jonathan, who just turned three, met me on the stairs with a blue cable in his hand. As I passed, I remarked, "That looks like a Cat 5...