Most appropriately this post should have been created and scheduled for Thursday. But in the way of the world I posted something else on Thursday, so am doing the weekend wrap-up very early on Saturday -- though I don't expect the post to actually change anyone's schedule. So here goes: Dollar Days at Worlds of … Continue reading A look ahead: Labor Day Weekend
Author: Sir Rhodri
Creational and relational type Renaissance man (writer, singer, thinker) holding to C.S Lewis's credo that if you follow truth originality takes care of itself, (anyway, originality is so yesterday, anyway.) That I have my wonderful wife Jasini is proof enough for me that life isn't fair. If it was fair I wouldn't have her, and instead she is my most faithful example that I am blessed beyond measure. My two adult children are the same unmerited blessing to me. We should all be thankful life is not fair but blessed.
A Blast of the Past #112: Corning Museum of Glass
This week we go back 8 years to the Corning Museum of Glass. I'm sure what you see in these pictures won't be there exactly the same way as it was then. Museums tend to rotate. But we enjoyed these and had fun.
Preach or Tell a Story
I found this book on the shelves of Barnes & Nobles the last time I was in (months ago) and decided, after reading the first part, that it might be worth reading. Either it was going to be one of the worst moral preaching book possible, or it was could have a really good story. … Continue reading Preach or Tell a Story
#223: Arise, My Soul, Arise!
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Arise, my soul, arise! Shake off thy guilty fears; The bleeding Sacrifice Is my behalf appears: Before the throne my Surety stands – My name is written on His hands, My name is written on His hands. … Continue reading #223: Arise, My Soul, Arise!
On Video: Foreign releases to English
We watch a lot of foreign animation (usually with English dubbing) in our house, thanks to the quality tastes of our daughter and the wide variety of such available through our local library system or interlibrary loan. Today I'm going to pop comments on two of them that we have in the house at the … Continue reading On Video: Foreign releases to English
Fitness Update: Lazy
This week's post is a lazy one. I got by bicycle miles down to 40 needed to complete the monthly quota. I swam once at Oceans of Fun; haven't gotten halfway to the goal. Need to get back to running to finish that goal for the year.
#222: There Is a Fountain
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) This is definitely a classic hymn. It doesn't have a chorus, but each verse has some ending lines that do a repetitive amplification of the thought. It is a an excellent lyrical technique, and makes the song easier … Continue reading #222: There Is a Fountain
A Farewell Recital
Avondale United Methodist Church, where I have attended and participated in services and the music ministries for nigh on the past decade, has been blessed during the past four years to have as its Musical Director a very young but very talented and spiritually focused man named Aaron R. Redburn. When Paul in I Timothy … Continue reading A Farewell Recital
A Blast of the Past #111: Keuka Lake
Part of the Summer 2009 trip was a visit to Keuka Lake, one of Finger Lake gems of upstate New York. We visited courtesy of Paul and Aggie, longtime friends of my mother and late father, who had a cabin on Keuka Lake at that time. Here are some of the pictures from out time … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #111: Keuka Lake
Eclipse observations
The above video shows the effect of the eclipse on the lighting of our back lawn for the 4 critical minutes around the totality. Below is a chronology of what we saw during our various spaced timed sightings: 11:30 -- full sun through camera obscura and eclipse glasses. Outside thermometer 72 degrees. 11:50 -- possible … Continue reading Eclipse observations
At The Rainbow 