This post spins out from a conversation overheard recently at a McDonald's one evening while I was chilling there surfing the internet and working on various writing projects. Two McDonald's employees were working on taking care of the trash from the various trash cans, discussing techniques used. Somehow the conversation turned to this exchange: Employee … Continue reading Conversation at McDonalds — differing views on work by McDonald’s employees
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Do You Know What You Believe?
I picked this up off another blog, which was picking it up off another website. So I don't really know anything about the people who put it together. The place I picked it up from said he doesn't always agree with Dr. Packer, but it is hard not to respect his opinion. And this is … Continue reading Do You Know What You Believe?
The Walky Dog
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
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
At The Rainbow 