Viva Tutti … All Through the Night

Thursday Night was the Fall Choir Concert at North Kansas City High School. Since Nathan is in the men's choir, we went. I, of course, taped the concert, and here are some sound bites from the same. The first three are from the Men's Choir: Viva Tutti -- Anonymous, arranged by Ralph Hunter All … Continue reading Viva Tutti … All Through the Night →

The Captains

Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before. We are watching a special, narrated by William Shatner, as he interviews all the captains of … Continue reading The Captains →

It is your destiny …

Destiny. Do we find it or does it find us? Do we make it or does it make us? Or is it all just something to fake us out of doing the things we really want or really should? Avatar: The Last Airbender had a lot of talk about destinies, and finding them, being favored … Continue reading It is your destiny … →

First Tuxedo

Thursday night is a first for Nathan -- He gets to wear his first Tuxedo -- as part of the Sophomore Choir at the North Kansas City High School Choirs Concert. They had a closet at the back of the music room with Tuxedos for the choir. It is a $15 fee for the year. … Continue reading First Tuxedo →

Research Methods: Building a Survey

Building a survey isn't as easy as you would think. Simple things like layout and formatting (like those are simple?) can have a large impact on the results. So to start, lets discuss the directions. You need ease of use and clarity. If something looks difficult or unclear, it can have drastic effect on response … Continue reading Research Methods: Building a Survey →

Ant or Grasshopper

How many of you know the fable of the ant and the grasshopper? Most of us want to live the life of the grasshopper, but have the stockpile of the ant. Let's face it, the life of the ant looks dull. On the other hand, I'm not so sure that the life of the grasshopper … Continue reading Ant or Grasshopper →

Power, frames and freedom

We have been using Amazon Prime streaming video to watch Avatar: The Last Airbender, the Nickelodeon series. Something that I have seen about it that is interesting is the question of power. The quest for power. The plot of most stories seems to involve a quest for power. Such as Avatar. But also, the fickleness and … Continue reading Power, frames and freedom →

Hot vs. Cold

Today I took a 20-plus mile bicycle ride, wearing short and a T-shirt in about 50 degree weather. By the time I came back I was hot and sweating in some parts, cold to the touch in others. But I felt warm and invigorated. Now I am sitting in a 73 degree house, wrapped in … Continue reading Hot vs. Cold →

Pizza Ranch

Monday was the second time Avondale United Methodist Church youth group did a fund-raiser at the Pizza Ranch on North Oak Trafficway. Here are a few pictures from Monday night...