When we bought our house 10 years ago, there were a lot of flowers in beds around the house. I dug up all the flowers and transplanted them to the front slope by the road -- a 45 degree section of the lawn I didn't want to mow. The flower beds became garden beds. Bit … Continue reading Fruit Season
There are some subjects that aren't easy to write about. Not because the opinion isn't strong, but because they are close enough to the self that to talk about them, frankly, can seem to be an exercise in excessive ego or self-aggrandisement, even when the purpose is merely objective analysis. Then too, there can be … Continue reading Pursuing Ensemble
Kansas City's Starlight Theatre opened its 64th season this week with The Wizard of Oz. The last time Starlight did The Wizard of Oz, if my memory is correct, it was a locally produced version, that then went on the road to one or two other regional theaters. This time it was a national touring … Continue reading Andrew Lloyd Webber updates Wizard of Oz
I am competing in a triathlon in 2 weeks. Maybe it is time to get serious. Of course, it was less that 2 weeks ago that I got drafted into competing in the triathlon. In previous blogs I have mentioned my attempts to get a personal trainer through the local community center to help me … Continue reading Back on the Fitness Focus
Family tradition, though I think we might have missed last year, is being at the gate of Oceans of Fun at opening time on opening day. One year we even got on the Oceans of Fun blog/Facebook page (something like that/one of those things) with our pictures and comments. (I think that was Betsy and … Continue reading Oceans of Fun opens for season
Okay, in debate between book readers, I am on the side of the Nook vs. the Kindle or anything else. Which means I like Barnes and Noble and want to make sure they stay around to keep supporting my Nook. So when it came time to buy the Pixie for Hire books from author Cedar … Continue reading Barnes and Noble — Good customer service vs. bad customer service
Today the Avondale United Methodist Church Book Club discussed Paul Collins' The Murder of the Century, a story of a grisly murder in 1897 New York City. It was generally agreed by the group to be a good read. What I didn't mention in the discussion, is that I used the book in a … Continue reading Book Club Book makes it into Master’s Class Paper
Well, after a month's efforts, it turns out that no one at the community center has time to become a personal trainer for me. They only have times available during the main portion of the work day. No one gets up as early in the morning to work out as I do, and all their … Continue reading Fitness fumble — no personal trainer
Luke 17 7 But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat? 8 And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have … Continue reading Unprofitable Servants
This fourth song from my 2006 concert is a compilation of references and images of old testament prophets. Michael Card uses those varying images to give us the variety of the prophets, while showing the singular source and core of their message. From a performance standpoint this song is the roughest of the entire concert. … Continue reading A Concert of Sacred Metaphors — Prophets
At The Rainbow 