Today Avondale United Methodist Church confirmed the 12 members of its 100th anniversary year confirmation classes during the 10:50 worship service. The 12 participated in a year-long class of review and understanding of their faith and the Methodist tradition before participating in today's service, answering the questions about their faith and being confirmed into the … Continue reading AUMC confirms 12 in 100th anniversary confirmation service →

The mantra for us this year is -- we don't have any money to spend. So of course we are taking vacation trips for reunions, graduations, and today, going out and spending on toys for the home. The first toy I'll mention is a ladder. $99. We have been in this house for 10 years … Continue reading Men and their toys →

At the beginning of the month I had this vision of what fun it would be to get off work, come home, and whisk the entire family off to Oceans of Fun for a cool, refreshing swim each evening before supper. Like most plans of this type, reality got in the way. First my own … Continue reading Summer evenings →

Seems I helped Nathan out with workout #2 as well this week. I suggested he ride his bicycle down to Northtown with me, and to observe while I had my personal training session with Jesse Samborski Fitness. I texted Jesse to let him know I was bringing Nathan along to observe. We rode the three … Continue reading Workout #2 →

This song starts the second half of the concert -- which featured hymns. The first hymn of the concert was Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. This is one of those hymns that has been tampered with on its words -- and when it is, it loses its punch.  On the recording you will hear … Continue reading A Concert of Sacred Metaphors — Come Thou Fount →

(Quick follow-up to yesterday's blog on Toontown Rewritten first. Game is so popular there are no openings on the schedule a time for play list -- and those times go out an entire week. Because of that I put myself in the PlayLine to wait for a spot to open up. Monday morning the wait … Continue reading Shouting Out the Window at Pedestrians →

  Well, I signed up for a play slot on the semi-open beta, and it started at 7 p.m. tonight. I managed to create my new character -- Master Alvin Wonderbrains -- an homage to my former character, Prof. Alvin Wonderbrains. He has a look as close to his inspiration as I could do. The … Continue reading Toontown Rewritten — Introducing Master Alvin Wonderbrains →

Today was Pentecost Sunday. It was also the day that our church Confirmands took responsibility for helping with the service. Our pastor was at Annual Conference this weekend, so Mark Whittaker, youth and communications coordinator led the service, assisted by the confirmands. For me the service was memorable for many reasons, the top two being … Continue reading Pentecost Sunday at AUMC →

The 11th grade yearbook was dedicated to Mr. Schultz. I have good recollections of his perennial presence at the school during regular maintenance and special events like the senior play. Does anyone have any specific stories they would like to share? I always remembered that we graduated with 28 people, but maxed out at 34. … Continue reading Journey to a High School Reunion — 11th Grade →