Back on Tap (Day 6 and final of without water)

Well, the day started brisk and cool, with the R Mech crew out here promptly at 8:30, and the inspector promptly at 10:30ish (real close to that 9 a.m. first call the city had told the R Mech crew). Once the inspector got here, the work moved quickly. Tim was already packing in the earth … Continue reading Back on Tap (Day 6 and final of without water) →

Day 5 with No Water: Hurry Up and Wait

Today was to be the day we got our water back. We hired the company R Mech to replace the water line between the water main and the house. They had the lowest bid, along with the best detail in their bid about the work they would be doing. And they arrived promptly on Monday … Continue reading Day 5 with No Water: Hurry Up and Wait →

Ragtime pleasant musically but a rag plotwise

(Below written during Shawnee-Mission Theatre in the Park's Friday night production of Ragtime.) Betsy is enjoying listening to the music while she reads here at Theatre in the Park. The show we are waiting to see is Ragtime and the music is, of course, ragtime. We got here about 6:50 -- the gates opened at … Continue reading Ragtime pleasant musically but a rag plotwise →

Water, water everywhere, but none in the pipes of the house

Subtitle: Waterless in Kansas City -- Day 2 Thursday was day two of our water shortage. It started with my checking with our home owner's insurance to see if it might cover any of the expense. The answer was no. It only covers anything within the frame of the house. Anything sticking out, like pipes … Continue reading Water, water everywhere, but none in the pipes of the house →

Waterless in Kansas City

Not sure exactly when it happened yesterday, but our house is currently without water. We know we had water Wednesday morning when I took my shower before work, but when Betsy went to use the sink around 10:45 a.m. there was no water. Everything seemed fine inside the house, and nothing was visible outside … Continue reading Waterless in Kansas City →

work week vs week end

Weekends go way too fast when you work a cycle that divides life into work week and week end. And if you leave all of life to the week end, there is more lifeless week than lived week. Just as people make a false division of life into sacred and secular, so I think there … Continue reading work week vs week end →

A Concert of Sacred Metaphors — Victory Through Grace

(Part of a series of blogs on the songs featured in my solo concert from 2006: "A Concert of Sacred Metaphors") This next song is one of several Fanny Crosby songs that I enjoy singing. It mirrors her vibrant hope in the our King, Jesus Christ, and the part he calls us to play … Continue reading A Concert of Sacred Metaphors — Victory Through Grace →

Chromecasting — a cast of problems and resolutions

Technology -- making one item match to another -- that has been my work and frustration of the day. We went out today to Best Buy and picked up a Chromecast. We knew we didn't have an HDMI port on our old HDTV, but there was an HDMI port on the DVD player, and we … Continue reading Chromecasting — a cast of problems and resolutions →

one fingered typing.

Today I take a great leap forward. This is the first blog I try writing from the Nook Color tablet as opposed to from the laptop computer. typing is a lot slower when you use single fingers instead of two hands. I can see how it os necessary for texting, but for full article writing … Continue reading one fingered typing. →

Keep Calm…

Well did Kipling say "The female of the species is more deadly than the male..." An excellent case for not being a sheep, but living as free men and women.