NOTE: Day 2 without power, so doing shorter things instead of the longer ideas I have that require too much multimedia editing. As you can see from the graph below, the All Season Dining experiment is reaching a critical mass. My original idea was to reach the level of $1 per meal. We are at … Continue reading All Season Dining Plan Update
Unplugged — not by choice
This is one of those following in the steps of others type blogs. Today we are unplugged -- at home at least. Last night's storm took out power to thousands, and we are still the few, the proud, the powerless (electric, that is). Me, I work remotely sometimes, and so have had to pursue the … Continue reading Unplugged — not by choice
Spokane: Montvale Hotel
I will conclude my Spokane Travelogue Series with a short feature on the Montvale Hotel where I stayed. When I started checking out places to stay, I kept coming back to the Montvale. It had the best rates, and also seemed to have an interesting historical quality. The hotel is a "recent" refurb of a … Continue reading Spokane: Montvale Hotel
Spokane: Old Spaghetti Factory
When I first moved to Kansas City there was a restaurant downtown called the Old Spaghetti Factory. While we didn't have money to go often, we enjoyed the food and ambience when we had the chance. It was a dinnertime only restaurant for years. Then they opened for lunch. Shortly after that they closed. They … Continue reading Spokane: Old Spaghetti Factory
Gonzaga: Crosby
One of the most famous people to graduate from Gonzaga is Bing Crosby. Â They have the Crosby student center. There is a bronze statue of Crosby outside. It didn't have a pipe. We were told on our tour that they remove it, otherwise some of the students might unscrew it and run off with it. … Continue reading Gonzaga: Crosby
Gonzaga: Bulldogs
Returning now to my travelogue series on my trip to Gonzaga University, it is impossible to visit Gonzaga without running into the Bulldog. Ergo, my montage of the bulldog, including the video where I pose with the bulldog and find out how hot all that metal gets in the midday sun.
This is Your Day: Final Words
Today's post is the final in a series of posts on last Sunday's farewell celebration for the Rev Gary Ponder Williams at Avondale United Methodist Church. That day's celebration concluded with some final words. The first words were from Andrew, who shared something funny, something serious, and a charge: But the final of the final … Continue reading This is Your Day: Final Words
This is your day: Pastor’s Time
After all the other tributes were completed on Sunday, this one final reading by Bonnie House placed a capstone on the time of tribute to the Rev Gary Ponder Williams. Listen to this adaption of a Dr. Seuss classic:
Today is Your Day: Presentations
Sunday's service was followed by an appreciation luncheon (pizza) for Rev Gary Ponder Williams and his family. The after meal "program" was full of various presentations. First, the Threads of Love presented Gary and Jodi with a prayer shawl and afghan: Then there was the care package for their son, Andrew, for his 20-hour drive … Continue reading Today is Your Day: Presentations
Today is Your Day: Final Sermon
In his final sermon at AUMC, Rev. Ponder Williams did an excellent, and poignant discussion of what it meant to be a pastor, with references from the 23rd Psalm. He discussed the Methodist method of assigning pastors, rather than calling them, and how after the service he would no longer be "Pastor Gary" but just … Continue reading Today is Your Day: Final Sermon
