I read this blog yesterday when it came out, and thought it was good enough to share, but I didn't want to just reblog it. So instead, follow the link above, and then follow my comments below on the 13 steps. One of the reasons I enjoy attending Avondale United Methodist Church is because it … Continue reading Scorecard — Encouraging the church to sing
My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night!
(Note: next installment of songs from 19th century America) This song, the official state song of Kentucky, I always thought as one of the most popular songs by Stephen Foster. However, I am the only person in my household who was familiar with the song. I knew it even before going to the Stephen Foster … Continue reading My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night!
Race Matters — but should it?
Following my reading through the text book Difference Matters I get to chapter 4 on Race Matters. The author does a good job of describing and defining the issues, interweaving her own experience to illustrate without using it for emotional blackmail. Much more persuasive in an academic environment. But I still find myself questioning, but … Continue reading Race Matters — but should it?
Gender and the Patriarchy
Chapter 3 in Difference Matters is all about gender. It covers a lot of territory, but starts by trying to distinguish gender from sex. What is your sex? What is your gender? Do you think of them as two different ways to say the same thing about yourself Although many people use the terms interchangeably, gender … Continue reading Gender and the Patriarchy
Scout Spaghetti Dinner
Today's post is coverage of another fund-raiser for the scouting troops that call Avondale United Methodist Church their sponsor. To raise funds for camp and other activities, they presented a Spaghetti dinner today at the church, Apparently Jan. 4 is listed on some calendars as spaghetti Sunday, though I am not sure that is why … Continue reading Scout Spaghetti Dinner
Questions of Power
One of the things about my communications degree that has troubled me in my previous classes is the constant talk about communication and power, communication as power. It seems to rob the field of the sense of altruism that I and some of my fellow students wish and feel it should have. Well, Chapter 2 … Continue reading Questions of Power
A trip to the dog park
I found a news story today, from Aug. 22, 2014 about the Waggin' Trail Park, but it wasn't until about a week ago that I personally discovered the park and it wasn't until New Year's Day that we actually took our dog Rocky to try the park out. You might not know what a boon … Continue reading A trip to the dog park
A Focus on Focus
This post is intended to go up at the very beginning of the new year. Don't mistake it for anything like a New Year's Resolution: I have never been one for setting resolutions (If you check the blog from January 1, 2014, you will see that is an exact quote). I said last year on … Continue reading A Focus on Focus
2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 4,300 times in 2014. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 4 trips to carry that many people. Click here to … Continue reading 2014 in review
Difference Matters
I am trying another of my text books for my upcoming course tonight. This one reads better. It also seems to be hitting some themes that I recall from my previous class of organizational communication. Let's start with the below example: Due to socialization, children will accept social identity categories as real and natural. Yet, they … Continue reading Difference Matters
