Okay, so this isn't the big social issue about helping others, helping others in need, being the good Samaritan, the good neighbor. Just a little plug for my online game, and the fact that it is set up in certain areas to encourage working together, as teams, and helping each other out. And sometimes when … Continue reading Fun helping others
Be Careful Little Ones How You Drive
Sunday was a day that some might say had curious omens for us. As mentioned in previous blog, Sunday we traveled to Wilderness Retreat and Development Center to attend our son's baptism during Avondale United Methodist Church's Worship in the Wilderness weekend. This is what we saw when we pulled out our driveway: The neighbors … Continue reading Be Careful Little Ones How You Drive
Another use of water at Camp Wilderness
Besides the baptisms I wrote about yesterday, there was another use of water at Camp Wilderness this weekend, one with a smaller depth of tradition but currently part of a larger publicity campaign. Two people from the church used the time to complete the ALS challenge, and pass it on to other people. Mark Whittaker, … Continue reading Another use of water at Camp Wilderness
Baptism at Camp Wilderness
This weekend was Avondale United Methodist Church's annual "Worship it the Wilderness" weekend, where the church sponsored a campout at the Wilderness Retreat and Conference Center, and had its Sunday worship service at the campground. It was also when they chose to do the immersion baptism of the three members of this year's 100th anniversary … Continue reading Baptism at Camp Wilderness
The Saga of the “Towels That Do Not Fold Themselves”
Today My Son is being baptized at Camp Wilderness, a Methodist camp in Lawson, Mo. Today's blog isn't about that (maybe tomorrow's), but it will feature him as an example of something All of us have things that we put off. Things we do not like to do. For some it is a longer list … Continue reading The Saga of the “Towels That Do Not Fold Themselves”
Dining for a Dollar a Day
I got an e-mail on Thursday with the below offer in it: 2015 Season Passes On Sale Now IT'S HERE...our lowest price of the year!Purchase your Worlds of Fun 2015 Season Pass and enjoy: LOWEST PRICE FOR 2015 just $94.50 or 9 easy payments of $10.50* UNLIMITED ACCESS to the park any time you want … Continue reading Dining for a Dollar a Day
KC Ren Fest Media Day
Thursday was Media Day at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival. I'm not exactly sure what media it is the day for, but as a featured singing group of the Festival, Madrigalia Bar Nonne sends a group out to Media Day each year, to give people the flavor of the fair. This year, as usual, we … Continue reading KC Ren Fest Media Day
Fitness update
When you ride a bicycle you are much more aware of the weather and the road than when you are in a motor vehicle. I am not certain how a motorcyclist recognizes the weather, but while riding my bicycle i can tell the resistance from the wind. It has a major impact on the amount … Continue reading Fitness update
Community update
Tonight was the third Wednesday night of the month. In Avondale that makes it the free community dinner. Tonight was a very successful dinner. The planners had asked some of the kids that attended previous dinners what they wanted to eat, and the overwhelming opinion was pizza. So tonight was pizza. The dinner was from … Continue reading Community update
Restoring the Constitution
Over the years the constitution has been "improved" by a list of amendments. The purpose of this blog today is to look at some of them, and how rolling certain ones back, "restoring" the constitution, might actually be a better, and more "progressive" act than the keeping of those "progressive" amendments. 1) Roll back the … Continue reading Restoring the Constitution
At The Rainbow 