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Flag Day, June 14
In honor of my father, who knew to display an iris on this occasion.
sursumcorda, 14 June 2006 |
And So It Begins
I know hurricane season began June 1, but really, we're not supposed to have to think about this till August, at least! Yet here is...
A Few Jonathan Stories
I'm too busy playing with Jonathan to write much about him, but here are a few delightful Jonathan-isms: I'll friz it to you and you...
Picture Update!
It’s been a quiet week, if you don’t count panic trying to plan my arrival home and future life. I led the last mixed Sunday...
General Update Sunday May 21st – Saturday June 3rd...
Sorry I didn’t have time to sift this into separate posts. Gambate (fight)! I haven’t gone into Tokyo often, but I’ve...
Science Museums
We went to the Orlando Science Center last weekend. Because they had three new movies we hadn't seen, we didn't have much time for...
Mere Discipleship
Mere Discipleship: Radical Christianity in a Rebellious World , by Lee C. Camp (Brazos Press, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2003)...
Kodo concert in Tokyo Saturday May 20th
Leslie Soule planned and arranged for any interested JETs to meet up in Tokyo for a Kodo concert. Kodo is a famous taiko...
Memorial Day, 2006
This Memorial Day I honor my grandfathers, who served our country in World War I. Howard Harland Langdon , 219th Aero Squadron...
It's Not About What You CAN'T Do
During my lifetime I've watched the Deaf community teach the world to see them as people, rather than as people who can't hear. This...
RETHINK - Children's Church and Sunday School
In her Christianity Today article, " Faith Like a Child ," Scottie May reviews two books on children and faith: O. M....
Gaaaaack! It's Almost June, and We Know What That Means!
Yep, hurricane season is almost upon us, though I doubt there'll be much to be concerned about before August. The National Oceanic and...
The 42-Mile Weekend
I rode my bicycle to church! One of our two churches is still out of reach, 20 miles away and much of it not well suited to cycling,...
RETHINK - Transportation
When we lived in Rochester, New York, we had one car and could go for days without using it. We rode our bicycles to work; we walked to...
RETHINK
Several months ago, our local newspaper (or perhaps it was Parade Magazine ; I don't recall) asked readers for their one-sentence...
End of the Week Update Wed-Fri. May 17-19 (kimono,...
Surprisingly, it’s been another busy, but wonderful week of experiences. Wednesday I took the afternoon off (I had no classes) and...
Xylitol
There's nothing like a little foreign travel to open your eyes, and while we were in Japan my eyes discovered xylitol , which appeared...
Two Reasons Why We Need to Read Beyond the Headlines
I like to check out Google News every morning, and I'm especially interested in their Health section. Today there were two...
Tongue Twisters
Can you say "toy boat" quickly three times? I can't, so I included it in my list of tongue twisters my students could pick...
What Talented People Knew All Along
Thomas Edison said that genius is 5% inspiration and 95% perspiration. Anders Ericsson, a psychology professor at Florida State...
Freakonomics
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden side of Everything , by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner (William Morrow,...
Update May 7-16 (running again, English Free Zone, Sports...
Not too much happened last week but I’m sure I’ll find a way to go on and on about it. Sunday morning, May 7 th , I decided to...
But You Don't Have to Pay for It Now
When I was in high school, a semester course in economics was required for graduation. I managed to convince the school to accept an...
Golden Week Holidays #2+3 (May 4-5)
Having been out all day Wednesday I was feeling a little sick again, so I canceled all plans and just stayed home. It was the first...
It Felt Like a Real Date
Any extravagance around the time of a birthday counts as part of the celebration, and thus comes without guilt. Thus when Porter wanted...