things that haunt me #3
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007Do we think that iron can sharpen iron without some friction?
Does encouragement always mean making someone feel better? Or pushing them on towards being better?
Archive for August, 2007
Today was extra ordinary.
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007Today I kept encountering friends.
I talked about books and there was coffee and cake.
I ran under the sun and felt I could go forever.
I drew, and thought, and was moved by music.
I saw my grandmother turn 91 and she made me laugh.
I realized time is slipping away.
I got lost going to a place I’d been [...]
oh, the humanity!
Sunday, August 26th, 2007I think that if there’s one thing I’m good at it’s opening my mouth to make a valid point only to have it soar through the air and land in a pile of twisted, smoldering wreckage while bewildered spectators look on perplexed and horrified.
Maybe I should just stick to writing.
“loving on” the blog
Saturday, August 25th, 2007One of the purposes I have in blogging is to work out some ideas that pop into my mind. There are some ideas that I’m strongly convinced of, others I struggle through whether I want to or not because I feel the weight of reason behind them, and still others I throw out as [...]
Thoughts from the fishbowl.
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007I think that, if you really want to appreciate how finely-tuned the universe is for life, then you should try keeping goldfish alive in a fishbowl.
the waning season
Saturday, August 18th, 2007Summer’s lease may hath all too short a date, but I promise you she’s not getting her deposit back after the mess she’s left my garden in. My grass is crunchy, the cucumbers are a lost cause, and the pumpkins died an untimely death. I was able to retrieve some tomatoes, but they [...]
Thoughts on ‘Ringo
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007Yesterday I heard the news when I logged onto our forum. Danny had posted the thread title “Mike Wieringo passes away”.
My gut reaction was, “What’s the punchline?”
It slowly sunk in that there was no punchline. I’m not sure I’ve wrapped my brain around it yet.
I can’t say anything that hasn’t been said across the internet [...]
things that haunt me #2
Sunday, August 12th, 2007Sometimes when we read scripture do we come across verses that hit us in such a way that it not only takes us out of the context, but makes us create an entirely new meaning for it that the author did not intend?
The things that haunt me #1
Saturday, August 11th, 2007Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.†~Matthew 22:37-40
Is it possible [...]
look, I drew another picture.
Friday, August 10th, 2007Of goals and substance
Thursday, August 9th, 2007I was walking downtown when I spied a hand-written sign in a store window that read: “Largest wristwatch band selection in NC.” Given that this distinction is not one, to my knowledge, that is highly sought for, I am inclined to accept their claim as being entirely factual.
Not to knock the NC wristwatch band [...]
Marvel Sketchcards = Done
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007Well, stick a fork in me. I’m done.
Tomorrow I’ll be FedExing (is that a verb now?) 200 Marvel Sketchcards I did for Upperdeck over the summer. I posted a bunch in my gallery. They were really fun, and I think I they came out pretty well. I did them the same way I do commissions [...]
The home stretch.
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007I only have 8 cards to go.
the crap?
Monday, August 6th, 2007Someone want to explain how my blog’s theme was changed?
warning: standing in line can cause outbreaks of stupid
Sunday, August 5th, 2007Yesterday at work I witnessed two men get into an extremely heated argument over who jumped who in line. For a moment, I honestly thought they might slug it out, which would have been unfortunate for both of them since I’m sure it would have been featured on the news while they both sat [...]
I’m back
Saturday, August 4th, 2007I’m back from Comic-con.
This was the hardest show, physically, I’ve ever done due to jet lag and coming down with a cold. We sold a decent number of books, and made some good contacts. But I’m still not quite right. I’ve been exhausted ever since. And tomorrow I have to go [...]