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How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown (Spiegel & Grau, 2010) This book by a scientist—a...
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I Was Going to Fast, but Missed My Chance
Where did the month go? This Ramadan I was going to join my Muslim friends for one day of their month-long fast. But suddenly the...
What Doesn't Facebook Know?
I opened up Facebook this morning to be greeted by the following "Suggested Post." Some of my readers will immediately recognize...
Rising Strong
Rising Strong: The Reckoning, the Rumble, the Revolution by Brené Brown (Spiegel & Grau, 2015) Once more, our...
Designed to Move
Designed to Move: The Science-Backed Program to Fight Sitting Disease & Enjoy Lifelong Health by Joan Vernikos (Quill...
Our Secret Musical Lives
"She's a professional tambourine player," the choir director explained as he handed me that instrument to accompany our Palm Sunday...
A Careless Rage for Life
Dorothy L. Sayers: A Careless Rage for Life by David Coomes (Lion Publishing, 1992) I'm a long-time fan of the works of...
Look at the Whole Picture
This morning I found a good illustration for why it is important to look at the whole picture when trying to determine "what the Bible...
Swimming Upstream, but Enjoying the River
Our church prides itself on its reputation as the most liberal church in our diocese. That our diocese itself is somewhat of a...
Walking to Switzerland
As part of my 95 by 65 program, I set the goal of walking the equivalent of from here to the home of our grandchildren in New Hampshire....
Not-In-the-Mood Music
The Scene: A restaurant, where the "background music" is very much not in the background, and questionably musical. She:...
The Royal Road to Romance
The Royal Road to Romance by Richard Halliburton (Garden City Publishing, 1925) Richard Halliburton was the Rick Steves of...
Jim Bridger: Mountain Man
Jim Bridger: Mountain Man by Stanley Vestal (University of Nebraska Press, 1970; originally published 1946 ) I read this...
Memorial Day Excitement
This is not our pool. It looks a lot like it, but it's not. It was, however, one Florida family's Memorial Day experience, and I could...
The Master of Disguise
The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA by Antonio J. Mendez with Malcolm McConnell (HarperCollins 1999 ) Nobody...
Servant, Master, or Partner?
I went to the doctor for a physical the other day. To be clear, I like my doctor and think that we finally understand each other...
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton (Scribner, 2003, originally published 1948) I resisted reading this classic...
Cuba Cruise Preview
I'm working on documentation for our recent cruise to Mexico and Cuba with our neighbors and two of our grandchildren, but it won't be...
The Whimsical Christian
The Whimsical Christian: 18 Essays by Dorothy Sayers (Collier Books, 1987, previously published as Christian Letters to...
My Life Playground Stations
Goal #12 of my 95 by 65 project was to design five Life Playground Stations, inspired by Stephen Jepson and his Never Leave the...
The Gifts of Imperfection
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brené Brown...
Jack Barsky on the Internal Threat to America
I highly recommend Jack Barsky's essay on a great danger facing America today: The Biggest Insider Threat . It's a short piece...
My Kind of Game
Today's Frazz says it well. I enjoy a little competition in my games, but it can't be the main point.
But YES the Armadillo
Our yard is a wildlife sanctuary. By American standards it's a pretty small yard, but it abounds in nature, especially considering how...
Extraordinary May
Who would have thought it possible? It's May the 6th, I have my office windows open, and I'm chilly in my shorts! It's 63...