Webelos Day Camp
I spent the afternoon and evening at Webelos day camp today. Not much to report about it except that I had an interesting thought during the flag ceremony. After we said the Pledge of Allegiance we had a prayer at…
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“We Talk of Christ”
Earlier this week I came across Christ.org and I really enjoyed reading what kinds of things had been written there. I plan to follow the discussion there to see if it continues to be enlightening. I also hope that it…
Overload
These last couple of days have been overwhelming. I can hardly keep up with everything I need to do – which is why I failed to post. I’m still trying to catch up so this is mostly a chance for…
Looking for Work
I am looking for work right now and I thought it might be worth casting my net here to see if anyone knows of anything in the area of internet or software development (or something politically oriented if you can…
Another Running Post
It’s been quite a while since I posted about running. For that matter, it’s been a long time since anything noteworthy happened while I was running. This morning as I was starting out on my (semi-regular) morning run I heard…
What’s Your Ideal?
I have been thinking a lot about my ideal living situation. It’s really something I have been exploring for years. My thinking is not confined to my own ideal, I also think about what is ideal for people generally (a…
Tis The Season
Yesterday officially opened the Dutch Oven season for me. I had the opportunity to participate in a Dutch Oven cook-off and I really enjoyed sharing a new recipe that I made up earlier in the week. It’s a simple and…
Strengthening Families, One Cell Phone at a Time
Laura made an interesting observation today. She suggested that cell phones might actually make for stronger extended families with nearly ubiquitous features such as free nights and weekends and free long distance as well as not quite universal features like…
A Dose of Competition
Today was a work day for the kids because they have not had to do any of their regular work in the last week. Unfortunately (but unsurprisingly) we found that they seemed to have misplaced their ability to work. They…
Deep Connections
I made an interesting connection yesterday during a conversation. Interestingly, I just realized that this connection also ties into a scripture that struck me forcefully the other day: And they shall also be crowned with blessings from above, yea, and…