There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person. - G.K. Chesterton
Where have I been?
I think this is the longest hiatus I’ve taken from here since I began the blog one dreary day in the middle of a lifeless warehouse. But let’s not dwell on the bad times.
This Saturday is the half marathon. When I see if the 4 months of training [...]
I’m taking a class in Biblical exegesis every Monday night. This week someone mentioned praying for personal things as well as praying in a way that bring glory to God.
And it suddenly occurred to me that the phrase “bringing glory to God” has, for me, very little it refers to outside [...]
I’m leading a class at church. Today while working I suddenly started feeling very inadequate in doing so. Exactly what qualifies me to do so? I like to think ideas stand or fall based on their merit and not necessarily who presents them. This is what I tell myself anyway.
After [...]
Ah, 2008. Come and gone, passed into the annals of history. Rung in no differently than any other, except my neighbor’s party guests (5 cars worth) are still there at 9 this morning. I can only envision all these people lying is various undignified positions throughout the house.
But enough about the new [...]
Here it is Christmas Eve. My brother’s family has gone home to watch for Santa on the radar and to put out cookies, milk, and reindeer food. Today was one of the most fun Christmas Eve’s I’ve had as an adult, due in no small part to my nephews. Even though I’m [...]
My nephew is 5. He started Kindergarten this year. I’ve always thought he was smart for his age (and not just because he’s my nephew.)
This week he apparently made this at school…all by himself. The teacher took a picture, since she’s never seen a Kindergartner do something like this. I was [...]
It’s been hard to get up early these frosty November, and now December, mornings. During the wee hours, there is a dangerous combination of flannel sheets, soft pillows, and a fat warm cat that likes to lie down right next to me. This is not a battle that I can win. [...]
It’s been hard getting into gear this week. After needed to take some time off from the coffeehouse I planned out my week, even making lists (which I never do.)
How much did I get done? Not much. Maybe 10 cards that needed to be done by next week, but I think more [...]
This has been a stressful week.
Juggling work schedules, fighting a cold, and a couple infuriating situations have knocked me down. I’ve cleared up my schedule a bit, and am trying to take it easy, but still get things accomplished. We’ll see how that unfolds.
Today I get to go to the post office. [...]
I have been politically silent online in terms of who I was voting for. And, I intend to remain so. But I will reflect a bit on this race now that the silly season is over:
1) I think its great that in a country where minorities have been legally discriminated against for [...]
Done. In and out in barely 10 minutes.
Where were the crowds? At Starbucks that’s where. All you suckers who got up early to wait in line to avoid the crowds…you guys were the crowds. Thanks for making it easy for me.
Before I went in to change the course of history with [...]
Today I chained myself to the desk and cranked out two pages of sample to send to an editor. I have been in the habit of checking email frequently, and it’s kept me from getting in to a groove. So I forcing myself to refrain from surfing the internet until I take a [...]
A rare no art day.
I was throwing the coffee around from before sunup until around three today, and managed to soak myself in warm soy milk. By lunch I sat down to eat with cold, soy soaked pants, feeling exhausted and achy. The cooler weather this week has brought about a season [...]
This afternoon I made the mistake of wearing my Dunder Mifflin shirt. A mistake because I knew I was going to see my grandma, and I should have foreseen that while she was lumbering through the dentist office, teetering on the brink of falling to the floor and breaking a hip, she would fixate [...]
I just don’t get used to getting up at 6 AM. My arms and legs don’t want to move. My brain doesn’t want to think. I lumber through the house like a drunken Sasquatch, I bump into door frames and cabinets.
Before long I’ll be handing scalding beverages to unsuspecting commuters.
A few weeks ago Sarah heard that Costco has the breakfast bars she eats for way cheaper than she gets at the grocery store. Joining was unavoidable.
This is the only adequate explanation as to why I own two giant tubs of Nutella, and two equally enormous containers of organic peanut butter. [...]
First, I went to church
Then I ate Mexican food
Then I moved a couch
Then a nap came next
Followed by much grogginess
Dinner, now dessert.
Today will be spent and nigh upon wasted in the acidic belly of that coffee belching beast. Five hours that cut out the heart of my day, and tomorrow, four early morning sunless hours that cut the heart out of my mood. Normalcy will return on Thursday, I hope, as least much normalcy [...]
I made the mistake recently of wearing my good shorts and a good t-shirt while helping Mike and Kari paint. As a result, a couple times a week I look like I work for a home maintenance business. Today, for example, I tucked a dark t-shirt and pair of shorts into my bag [...]