Today's fitness update is going to start with an impression of state, rather than statistics. In the past few weeks I have reached one of those seasons of life where you can cut and cut and cut out the "non-essential" parts of life, and still have more to do than is possible to get done. … Continue reading Fitness Update: Energetic and Tired
#106: Tell Me the Story of Jesus
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Tell me the story of Jesus, Write on my heart ev'ry word; Tell me the story most precious, Sweetest that ever was heard! Tell how the angel, in chorus, Sang as they welcomed His birth, "Glory to … Continue reading #106: Tell Me the Story of Jesus
“you must include the … type of … metadata you were submitting when the problem occurred.”
I had an interaction with a help desk this week that really brought to the fore some of the inanities of help desks. Before I rant too much, I should preface it by saying I get a lot of good help from a lot of help desk people. This just happens to be the (usually … Continue reading “you must include the … type of … metadata you were submitting when the problem occurred.”
A Blast of the Past #55: Halloween touring
Today's photo spread is fall themed, and has a lot of Halloween in it. Interesting all the things the kids saw and did then, and what things are like now. There is also a picture or two of me wearing a red shirt and cutting wood. That shirt was a favorite. I wore it out … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #55: Halloween touring
God Bless America, started with controversy
I found an article on the history of the song "God Bless America" which mentioned that the song wasn't popular with everyone, it had critics. I wanted to make comments about the below quotes from this article on the history of the song "God Bless America" The song wasn’t without its critics. Certain Democrats called the … Continue reading God Bless America, started with controversy
#105: That Beautiful Name
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 I know of a Name, a beautiful Name That angel brought don to earth; They whispered it low, One night long ago, To a maiden of lowly birth. CHORUS That beautiful Name, That beautiful Name From sin … Continue reading #105: That Beautiful Name
Hugo Awards: Voting for Best Related Work
Continuing a theme I will feature a few more times, below is the listing of the category "best related work": BEST RELATED WORK (2080 ballots) Between Light and Shadow: An Exploration of the Fiction of Gene Wolfe, 1951 to 1986 by Marc Aramini (Castalia House) “The First Draft of My Appendix N Book” by Jeffro … Continue reading Hugo Awards: Voting for Best Related Work
Fitness lull
This past week has been the let down in fitness focus. The Swim Meet is over. All the Corporate Challenge events are done. The other elements of life have to be caught up, and the schedule gets busy. I know I need to get focused again, but right now I'm just doing the biking for … Continue reading Fitness lull
#104: Immortal Love — Forever Full
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) I don't really remember this hymn, but singing through it certainly shows a lot of words to try and comprehend the depth of their meaning. 1 Immortal Love -- forever full, Forever flowing free, Forever shared, forever whole, … Continue reading #104: Immortal Love — Forever Full
Celebrate America!
Today's post is video of the fireworks Friday night at Worlds of Fun, edited with a little sound track amplification. It is also some meditation on how good we have it here. Sure, there are a lot of problems, and a lot of people wanting to pass around feelings of resentment and envy against those … Continue reading Celebrate America!
