Well, The Park is starting to go open week days. It started yesterday, from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Since we were working, we didn't get over for lunch, but we did get over for dinner. The park wasn't very busy, though we saw several school groups, so we went over to the Pizza Pier for our … Continue reading All Season Dining
A Blast of the Past #15 — Cute Cousins
As I look at photos from the second half of 1997, I see some photos that are iconic within the family memory about that era. There are a lot of pictures of Sofia and Carly -- the cousins -- together playing, learning, and growing up. Living so close to the grandparents led to plenty of … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #15 — Cute Cousins
Nothing special at NKC HS Choir Concert — Yeah, Right!
When we were headed out to the Spring Patio Concert of the NKC HS choral program, we asked our son, Nathan, whether there was anything of note of the program that we should know about. Nothing, he demurred. The fact that he had a solo, apparently, wasn't anything to mention to us. As parents, of … Continue reading Nothing special at NKC HS Choir Concert — Yeah, Right!
A Blast of the Past #14 — family visits
We had made the move to Missouri in search of better employment. But another perk of the move was being closer to Betsy's family. One of the disadvantages was being further from mine. One thousand miles dividend both ends. Living at either end means we are close to one and far from the other. The … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #14 — family visits
Weekend Wrap-up on the All Season Dining Plan
This weekend I am doing a Monday wrap on the World of Fun Food plan. We tried the Vittle Griddle for lunch on Saturday. It has a bacon cheeseburger, instead of a barbecue bacon cheeseburger at Coasters. Perhaps it was doing the 5K race that morning, but it seemed so much tastier and satisfying than the … Continue reading Weekend Wrap-up on the All Season Dining Plan
#10: O God, Our Help in Ages Past
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home! 2 Under the shadow of thy throne Still may we dwell secure; Sufficient is … Continue reading #10: O God, Our Help in Ages Past
KCCC 5K
This year I am bumping my amateur athlete status up a notch. Yesterday I played a four-game series in the intramural kickball championship at work. Today I ran the Kansas City Corporate Challenge 5K Later this month I might be doing the KCCC Bike Race (if I win the company tryouts for the 2 slots … Continue reading KCCC 5K
Seven (squared) years
The day was a Sunday. It was early morning. The mother-to-be went into labor and was taken to the hospital. Her husband was at the hospital, but the labor took awhile, and the cows needed to be milked, so he left to tend to their biorhythms. When the mother-to-be found out he wasn't there, she … Continue reading Seven (squared) years
True North and South; True East and West
This story goes back a few years. I work downtown, and was using the bus to commute back and forth from work (now I use both bike and bus). My bus stop was half a mile from my office, east to west. In Kansas City, MO, all the numbered streets run east-west, the numbering starting … Continue reading True North and South; True East and West
Whispering Hope
This song was taken quickly into the church, though it isn't deep enough theologically to fit into the 100 hymns everyone should know. There really isn't anything deeply theological anywhere. But it has a nice melody, even if a little expansive. Need a lot of support, which isn't that easy to do while playing and singing. … Continue reading Whispering Hope
