March--Out like a lamb?. As my April fool's blog I will repost what my wife posted, along with my own note. THis year we most definitely had March come in like a lion, roaring with snow, and the last day was warm like a lamb. But it its April Foolishness it almost reached freezing last … Continue reading March–Out like a lamb?
The gatekeepers of the book publishing world
We belong to a book club at our church. The club has been around since 2010. We have read quite a few interesting books. Below you will see the full list of ones chosen, and the ones nominated but not chosen. One of the limiting factors is which books get chosen, besides which ones the … Continue reading The gatekeepers of the book publishing world
The Croods
Alert: there are possible spoilers here: The Croods. My kids got this movie out of the library. We have been watching it today. My first thought watching: Is this going to be one of those dad-bashing movies? We have the rebellious girl, and the dad trying to keep the family safe. They have to … Continue reading The Croods
Different Types of Rights
"Poor?" said Cordelia, bewildered. "No electricity? How can it be on the comm network?" "It's not, of course," answered Vorkosigan. "Then how can anybody get their schooling?" "They don't." Cordelia stared. "I don't understand. How do they get their jobs?" "A few escape to the Service. The rest prey on each other, mostly." Vorkosigan … Continue reading Different Types of Rights
Journey to a High School Reunion — Sixth Grade
Sixth Grade -- By this time we were split between TTBHS and HCS. So our Sixth Grade year we were the top class, the graduating class. I don't remember a lot about it, but our old school buildings, which were actually the Horseheads First Baptist Church, underwent a lot of changes once the high … Continue reading Journey to a High School Reunion — Sixth Grade
Poor Use of Language: Love is Equality
I saw a billboard downtown that I tried to figure out what is was supposed to be advertising or promoting. It had a reference to the below url: loveisequality.org When I got home and typed that into my browser, it instantly rolled to a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/loveisequalclothing After reading the billboard, then the Facebook page, … Continue reading Poor Use of Language: Love is Equality
Fitness Update — Workout #2
"We're not selling exercise here, we're selling lifestyle. If you want exercise drop down and give me 30 push-ups." -- Tony Petz, owner of the Aerobitorium, from Steele Alive and Kicking We watched the above episode of Remington Steele this past week. Plot was investigation of the murder of a fitness trainer celebrity. In … Continue reading Fitness Update — Workout #2
Riding the Human Wave
Note: This is the academic paper I wrote for my Master's level writing class. Apologies for it being a bit dry -- the professor insisted certain things had to be taken out to make it sound more "academic." Riding The Human Wave Jonathan R. Lightfoot Gonzaga University Riding The Human Wave This … Continue reading Riding the Human Wave
Tragedy Points Out Need for City Action
A tragedy came to our section of Kansas City North on Saturday. There are links to the news stories below. To summarize, two kids were riding on a skateboard in the street when a car came over the hill and wasn't able to stop before hitting them. The eldest, 9-year-old Jordan Hale, died at the … Continue reading Tragedy Points Out Need for City Action
The Prophetic Utterance
Yesterday was a fun day with the morning at the Church cleanup, and then the afternoon going over to Zona Rosa. We got the kids polarized sunglasses (no prescription needed, but we wanted the protection for their eyes) at LensCrafters, and then went over to Cold Stone Creamery for ice cream. We hadn't been to … Continue reading The Prophetic Utterance
At The Rainbow 