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AUMC confirms 12 in 100th anniversary confirmation service
Today Avondale United Methodist Church confirmed the 12 members of its 100th anniversary year confirmation classes during the 10:50 worship service. The 12 participated in a year-long class of review and understanding of their faith and the Methodist tradition before participating in today's service, answering the questions about their faith and being confirmed into the … Continue reading AUMC confirms 12 in 100th anniversary confirmation service
Fruit Season
When we bought our house 10 years ago, there were a lot of flowers in beds around the house. I dug up all the flowers and transplanted them to the front slope by the road -- a 45 degree section of the lawn I didn't want to mow. The flower beds became garden beds. Bit … Continue reading Fruit Season
Men and their toys
The mantra for us this year is -- we don't have any money to spend. So of course we are taking vacation trips for reunions, graduations, and today, going out and spending on toys for the home. The first toy I'll mention is a ladder. $99. We have been in this house for 10 years … Continue reading Men and their toys
Pursuing Ensemble
There are some subjects that aren't easy to write about. Not because the opinion isn't strong, but because they are close enough to the self that to talk about them, frankly, can seem to be an exercise in excessive ego or self-aggrandisement, even when the purpose is merely objective analysis. Then too, there can be … Continue reading Pursuing Ensemble
Summer evenings
At the beginning of the month I had this vision of what fun it would be to get off work, come home, and whisk the entire family off to Oceans of Fun for a cool, refreshing swim each evening before supper. Like most plans of this type, reality got in the way. First my own … Continue reading Summer evenings
The Houghton Bride Revisited
Okay, for those of you who recognize the allusion/spoof I don't need to explain this, and if I need to explain it, it wouldn't work anyway. You don't need to have gone to Houghton College to enjoy this, but some of the lines make a lot more sense if you have. So enjoy Part 1 … Continue reading The Houghton Bride Revisited
A Crash of Metaphors
But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.  For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,  and knew not until the flood came, and took them all … Continue reading A Crash of Metaphors
Non-triathlon experience
Well, I spent a lot of time (sort of) getting ready for this morning's triathlon that didn't happen. When I was first asked, I didn't even have an operational bicycle, though I had just ordered one through River Market Cyclery. It was two weeks before and I finally had a bicycle. Â But that turned out … Continue reading Non-triathlon experience
Andrew Lloyd Webber updates Wizard of Oz
Kansas City's Starlight Theatre opened its 64th season this week with The Wizard of Oz. The last time Starlight did The Wizard of Oz, if my memory is correct, it was a locally produced version, that then went on the road to one or two other regional theaters. This time it was a national touring … Continue reading Andrew Lloyd Webber updates Wizard of Oz
