"Offer them food and they will come" was the joking subtitle to Sunday evenings Ice Cream Social and Missions Fair at Avondale United Methodist Church. Besides the ice cream, the key feature of the evening was a presentation and update by Larry and Kristy Schmitz of their ministry at TESOL (The English-speaking School of Lubumbashi) … Continue reading Plethora of Missions
ToonTown Rewritten Reaches 1000
Today is going to be a short look at Toontown Rewritten. This past weekend they expanded the amount of time everyone could play. If you got a slot or waited in the playline, when your turn came up you got 6 hours instead of 3 hours of play time on Saturday and Sunday. For me … Continue reading ToonTown Rewritten Reaches 1000
Organic Staff Changes
Sunday Avondale United Methodist Church had a double-whammy to its staffing. We had known before service that Michelle Hoitenga was going to be resigning after almost 5 years as a nursery attendant. But what we hadn't expected was the announcement of the resignation of our "new" organist Seth Bott after only 6 months in the … Continue reading Organic Staff Changes
Living life in the Trash Lane
The reemergence of the bicycle as a means of both exercise and transportation in the United States is also being experienced here in Kansas City. Most of the time it is met with honking by motorists at inappropriate and inopportune times (the ones most likely to startle the cyclist into a dangerous swerve that could … Continue reading Living life in the Trash Lane
Travelogue — The Rainbow Connection
While crossing across the Niagara River into Canada recently to view the falls from the Canadian side (the view really is better from Canada -- they get the best falls, and the best view), we noticed a pillar at the Canadian end of the bridge a coat of arm with a lion and a unicorn … Continue reading Travelogue — The Rainbow Connection
No Trick — This book is a great read!
I was right -- I needed a free weekend to read this book. Trickster Noir is the second in the Pixie for Hire series by Cedar Sanderson. I read the first book, Pixie Noir, in 24 hours from first word to last, and waited, weeks as it turned out, until I had a similar block … Continue reading No Trick — This book is a great read!
Travelogue — Episode: Tire Change
Seems like I have been changing a number of tires in the past couple of months. Most of them have been bicycle tires. Tuesday was the first (and hopefully last) car tire. Not only was the tire flat, it was on a car more than 500 miles from home and in a "foreign" country. The … Continue reading Travelogue — Episode: Tire Change
The Silo — Home of the Monster Dog
While on a visit to the Niagara Falls area recently, I happened to dine at The Silo on Water Street in Lewiston, NY. The restaurant gets its name from its site -- a converted coal silo on the waterfront in Lewiston that used to hold coal for passing trains and passing ships. To look at … Continue reading The Silo — Home of the Monster Dog
Twin Tiers Christian Academy’s underutilized resource
One of the unanswered questions from the class reunion was in regards to the scoreboard in the old school gymnasium. It was a memorial gift in memory of Van Page, a member of our class who died back around 7th grade. The old memorial scoreboard was still in the old gymnasium, as we were told, … Continue reading Twin Tiers Christian Academy’s underutilized resource
TTBHS — New Building, Promising Future
A special part of the reunion was a tour of the new facilities, led by Miss Oldroyd. As I mentioned a couple of blogs ago, the school moved from the building my class -- the class of 1984 -- went to, to new facilities in January of this year. The new building, a connected … Continue reading TTBHS — New Building, Promising Future
