This was the year I used roundup on the back half of the yard and planted it all in hills of corn. We got a fairly decent harvest that year. At the moment I can't remember if we tried it one more year, but today I would need to make serious plans to protect it … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #65: Corn Fields – planting
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.
Role of bicycles
What is the role of bicycles in our culture? More accurately, what are the roles of bicycles in our culture? To a majority, or at least the significant plurality, bicycles are playthings for children; a way for them to expend energy, or get around before they are old enough to drive a car. Thus when … Continue reading Role of bicycles
#128: Wounded for Me
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Wounded for me, wounded for me, There on the cross He was wounded for me; Gone my transgressions and now I am free, All because Jesus was wounded for me. 2 Dying for me, dying for me, … Continue reading #128: Wounded for Me
A fall day… a fall excursion
Yesterday was a wonderful day for a bicycle excursion after work. So I took my bicycle out on the trail, to find a lot of other people out and about. Riding a bicycle can be a solo experience, or it can be a very social experience.The difference depends on how social I am, and how … Continue reading A fall day… a fall excursion
Fitness Update: One step forward
Well, this past week I got back to the pool. Just one day. The rest of the week got away. And I got one more 5k on the running shoes. The rest of my fitness came in cycling and walking. Business prevented me from reaching my numbers goal two days during the working week, but … Continue reading Fitness Update: One step forward
#127: Hallelujah, What a Savior!
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 "Man of Sorrows!" what a name For the Son of God, who came Ruined sinners to reclaim! Hallelujah, what a Savior! 2 Bearing shame and scoffing rude, In my place condemned He stood -- Sealed my pardon … Continue reading #127: Hallelujah, What a Savior!
Stop the Dichotomies
Two different Facebook friends recently shared related-themed articles: While I found the articles interesting, and germane, I still felt they had serious oversights and fallacies involved in them. The first article starts out with a statement to "dear fellow white people", on the assumption that white people are one unified group, just as the … Continue reading Stop the Dichotomies
A Blast of the Past #64: Birthday Bash
In 2005 I tried a neighborhood party for my birthday. We got hot dogs and chips and put up signs around the neighborhood for the free food. We got some family to come by, and a few people, but most people ignored it. Still, we have a little commemoration in pictures:
The Apology
Wednesday I had an interesting cycling experience. I was riding down Armour Road in North Kansas City. It was the time of morning before the sun had risen. The red flashing light on the back of my bicycle was strobing brightly. There were few cars sharing my lane; the couple that did passed on the … Continue reading The Apology
#126: Rock of Ages
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Rock of ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee; Let the water and the blood, From Thy wounded side which flowed, Be of sin the double cure, Save from wrath and make me pure. … Continue reading #126: Rock of Ages
At The Rainbow 