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
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
(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
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
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
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
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
These Blast of the Past post hit a geographic divide -- the move from New York State to Missouri. And there are no pictures of that. What I recall is Betsy's folks coming to New York for the birth of Carly, and then her father coming two months later to help with the move. We … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #13 — Go West, Young Man!
I've always wondered why fast food places don't have combo deals for salads. Why can't you order a salad with a soda and side of fries? One of the things I have observed while eating at fast food places is often the number of times that a man and a woman will place an order, … Continue reading I’ll have the salad — with a side of fries
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Awake, my soul, to joyful lays, And sing thy great Redeemer’s praise; He justly claims a song from me – His loving-kindness, O how free! Loving-kindness, loving-kindness, His loving-kindness, O how free! 2 He saw me ruined … Continue reading #9: His Loving-Kindness
