http://rmfo-blogs.com/jdr A Journal Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:03:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en All is well on the Midwestern front this brisk, rainy autumn eve in my wonderful home. The Elm tree is finally just about bare, and soon very soon my yard will be leafless. They're calling for snow flurries over the weekend, which is just what you expect here in my ... http://rmfo-blogs.com/jdr/2008/10/24/chapter-viii-matilda-and-me/ Jim Wallis has issues his list of "Faith Issues" for the 2008 election. I can't say that I disagree with him. I do think however, he may be a little too broad, especially in the issue of life. I. With more than 2,000 verses in the Bible about how we ... http://rmfo-blogs.com/jdr/2008/10/24/wallis-on-the-election/ http://rmfo-blogs.com/jdr/2008/10/23/found-on-youtube-this-too-shall-be-made-right/ All is well in the midwestern front. The leaves on the trees have all turned and are now littering my front lawn. My old Elm tree serves as a reminder that work does not end at 6:30 when I clock out from my job. In fact, work is only beginning. It's ... http://rmfo-blogs.com/jdr/2008/10/19/chapter-vii-the-red-and-blue-afterglow-of-october/ There are some people in life you just never forget. Many people have impacts on your life. Some in big ways, like teachers, pastors, Nitro from American Gladiators. Then there are those who have those subtle little impacts on you. You may not realize it at the time, but they ... http://rmfo-blogs.com/jdr/2008/10/14/chapter-vi-cincinnati/ Things have been somewhat calm here on the Midwestern front. Fall is gently moving in to town. The leaves are changing to a lovely shade of red, then to a different hue of orange and finally jumping off the branch to the dreadful brown death that they are so destined ... http://rmfo-blogs.com/jdr/2008/10/09/chapter-v-the-red-headed-whore-autumn/ All is quiet on the Midwestern front. Well, I don't know if quiet is the correct term, but nonetheless, not much has been happening around here these past few days. Melissa's knee is healing up okay, we're really hoping that she won't have to undergo surgery. It would be quite a ... http://rmfo-blogs.com/jdr/2008/09/23/chapter-iv-my-unfortunate-disease/ From time to time, I will post thoughts of mine from previous blogs. This is The Landfill Rainbow Archive. The Communion of the Brethren//originally posted on Rollinsville.net on November 22, 2005 It was a somewhat chilly night in Central Ohio, ecspecially on the east side of Columbus. The car wasn’t too cold. I ... http://rmfo-blogs.com/jdr/2008/09/18/tlr-archive-night-of-the-brethren/ It's been a long rough week. Things just haven't gone the way I would like them to. I suppose they never really do. I mean, if life went the way we all wanted them to, I'm not sure anyone would end up happy. However, this week, for me has been ... http://rmfo-blogs.com/jdr/2008/09/18/chapter-iii-the-night-i-recall-the-night/ Melissa landed on Sunday night, finally getting home from her trek through Europe. It wasn't an easy flight home, that's for sure. Planes were grounded all through Ohio due to high winds, thanks to the coattails of Ike. Instead, she spent several hours on the runway in Washington DC stuck ... http://rmfo-blogs.com/jdr/2008/09/16/chapter-ii-rexs-barbershop/