I have been exercising our dog from my bicycle for a couple of years now. It isn't the safest thing to do -- holding the leash in one hand while trying to steer the bicycle and being able to break. I've had a couple of dog-induced incidents in that time, so I keep looking for … Continue reading The Walky Dog
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The New Roof
We had a small leak around the front door a couple of years ago, and got it patched. At the time the roofer (Clay Callahan -- Cal-Mar Roofing Specialists) mentioned we'd need to do something about the roof in a couple of years. So we planned to save money, but of course other repairs required … Continue reading The New Roof
#2: Love Divine
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Love divine, all loves excelling, Joy of heav’n, to earth come down; Fix in us Thy humble dwelling, all Thy faithful mercies crown. Jesus, Thou art all compassion, Pure unbounded love thou art; Visit us with Thy … Continue reading #2: Love Divine
Indian road trips
With this being a Sunday, I thought posting a link to this list of Indian road trips -- after all, what is more Sunday traditional than the Sunday afternoon drive. http://www.holidayiq.com/blog/20-road-trips-every-serious-indian-traveller-must-take-323.html?channel=social_fb So, which of these road trips sounds most appealing to you?
Mi Casa Es Su Casa – A Spirit of Generosity
Principle #3 The author describes the sense of generosity in We cultures. The Latino saying, “Mi Casa es su Casa,” reflects a sprawling sense of inclusiveness and generosity. It encapsulates a joy in sharing and implies “What I have is also yours.”… From a We perspective, because the self emerges from the collective, generosity toward … Continue reading Mi Casa Es Su Casa – A Spirit of Generosity
Micah 6:8 — interpreted through “social justice”
Okay, this post is one where I think I am actively inviting perspective and comment from others. Because I have read something, and feel I have a real "ethnocentric" block in my mental processes. I have been thinking for hours, and just cannot make sense of this passage the other way it is being presented. … Continue reading Micah 6:8 — interpreted through “social justice”
Sankofa – Learn from the Past
Principle #1 When I read the description of Sankofa, it sounded like something I could agree with, and something I continually do with myself and my children. It isn’t something forgotten by white culture and only remembered by communities of color – though the term may belong to them: Sankofa, the mythical bird who looks … Continue reading Sankofa – Learn from the Past
A New Social Covenant
Sometimes I wonder if the authors of my textbooks live in the same country, with the same history, as I do. In the first chapter, titled "A New Covenant," of this text-book, the author writes: THE UNITED STATES WAS FOUNDED on the values of rugged individualism and competition. In our review of the first three … Continue reading A New Social Covenant
Salsa, Soul and Spirit #2
(For those of you asking where Salsa, Soul and Spirit #1 went, it was never published. WordPress ate the post. After 90 minutes of writing and saving it every 15 minutes, I went back an hour later and found it no longer existed, along with the second post I was writing during the hour gap. … Continue reading Salsa, Soul and Spirit #2
2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 4,300 times in 2014. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 4 trips to carry that many people. Click here to … Continue reading 2014 in review
At The Rainbow 