Sarah is one unusual woman/person -- or perhaps, just perhaps, not so unusual about fame. It is a trap to many people who find it. Read her thoughts and think about it ....
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Waiting for the rabbit
Last night we started hoping for the soon arrival of Google Fiber in our fiberhood more than ever. A thunderstorm started and our Clear.com modem was able to get the tower but not able to get the internet. Betsy had just really gotten into her play time on ToonTown Rewritten, and Nathan was counting down … Continue reading Waiting for the rabbit
Fireworks Photos
Today I am giving a large gallery of fireworks photos. Worlds of Fun had a good 20 minutes fireworks show. Then it took us 40 minutes to get out of the parking lot, 30 of them standing perfectly still in the same spot. Some people with SUV type vehicles started driving over the curb and … Continue reading Fireworks Photos
Mugshots of characters
This is an interesting attempt to use sims to create visuals of the characters in my wife’s current book-in-progress.
I still owe a few people book reviews, which I’ll try to get out in the next week, but I thought today I’d do something else today, once I finish battling with WordPress, which has changed its posting interface without notice. (Going through the Dashboard to create a post brings us back to the old posting interface).
Some time ago I Simmed all the main characters in my An & Mattan story (currently available unedited under “Writing” in the sidebar, if you can get through it). So, just for kicks, I’m going to show what the characters look like. Since I’m not one for making custom content, I’ve been stuck using whatever hair I can find, and sometimes I’m not too happy with what I come up with.
But anyway:
- An
Her picture turns out pretty well. She’s almost smiling (unlike most of the rest of the pictures, where my characters…
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Cherry Cornbread Muffins
Okay, I've still got some cherries left, and need to do something with them. So last night I whipped up this improvised recipe of a plain blueberry muffin recipe. First, I checked the cupboard and noticed we were low on flour, but had cornmeal, so, I split the flour between the two. Second, I replaced … Continue reading Cherry Cornbread Muffins
How disaster-proof we aren’t
Disaster preparedness. Disaster can take so many forms. What sort of disasters do you prepare for, and in what way? How severe? Is there any way to be truly prepared? Based on your physical circumstance or political leanings, you can see the above questions differently. The reason I decided to write on this today is … Continue reading How disaster-proof we aren’t
Insider/Outsider mentality
In cleaning the basement this weekend I found three boxes of papers, pictures, certificates, trophies, etc. from my high school days. It brought back a lot of happy memories, but one particular piece of paper brought back other memories, a "dark side" to my school days that was seldom discussed -- or rather was discussed, … Continue reading Insider/Outsider mentality
Recipe improvisation
In a previous blog I mentioned picking my cherries off the Carmine Jewell Dwarf Cherry tree, hoping for some fresh eating cherries. But I found them slightly more tart than I expected, and so baked some of them into a fast fruit cobbler. Of course, I had to pit them, which took some time. Friday … Continue reading Recipe improvisation
A new wall, a clean basement, a new room…
This week I spent a vacation week painting a wall in the living room, and cleaning the basement. The painting is done, the basement is still a work in process, and has generated an entire new set of projects. As they know around this house, beware anytime I start moving furniture -- but we will … Continue reading A new wall, a clean basement, a new room…
Contemplations on Confirmation
Well said, I’ll let it speak for itself…
Young men and women
Come forth to take their stand.
Their turn now coming
To serve the Lord in the land.
Have we taught them everything
That they will need to know?
Have we taught them always
What seeds that they should sow?
Every generation
Must set their children free,
To serve, to stand, to follow,
To learn, to love, to be.
Have we given them the gifts
That they will need each day?
Have we given them the love
To support them on their way?
Looking back and forward,
In a never-ending line,
Father, Son, and Spirit,
Support us though all time.
Have we shown our children
That on God they must rely?
Earthly friends may fail them,
But He will hear their cry.
Young men and women
Must hold the torch aloft.
They must lead into tomorrow
And never mind the cost.
We must send them forth,
They…
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At The Rainbow 