Speak Loudly and Carry a Small Stick -- Wait What?!?Okay, on this one I am going to comment off the cuff with very little background. But after hearing President Obama's quote about "I can do whatever I want" (I'm sure we pundits are making him mean more by it than he meant in context -- … Continue reading Speak Loudly and Carry a Small Stick — Wait What?!?
Busy Boys
More GIFs -- today the feature is my son. As the top photo from a school choir concert shows, he is very specific and precise about his choreography, unlike some of the other kids who tend to be vague in their motions. If anything, he could learn to be a little more relaxed, while keeping … Continue reading Busy Boys
Water Main Break Stops — Creates More Questions
Note: this is a continuation of several other posts. For more on them, see these links: Water Main Bursts Day 4 of Water Main Burst Day 7 Update Our water main is no longer running like a gushing fire hydrant down our street and across our driveway. After my last update, the culvert pipe under … Continue reading Water Main Break Stops — Creates More Questions
Why I Favor Church Choirs over Praise Teams
I woke up this Sunday morning thinking about church, and about singing in choir, when a stray thought snapped across my brain linking various data points and observations into a coherent whole: Choirs are more egalitarian and inclusive than praise teams/praise bands, even though the music may be less "populist." I have been a church … Continue reading Why I Favor Church Choirs over Praise Teams
Progress Revisited
Progress means getting nearer to the place you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turning, then to go forward does not get you any nearer. If you are on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; and in that case the man who … Continue reading Progress Revisited
Journey to a High School Reunion — Third Grade
Finally, my reminisces bring me to my private school days. My parents transferred my siblings and me to Horseheads Christian School for my third grade year. It was 6th grade for Robert and Kindergarten for Richelle. In 4th and 5th grades Robert had some very interesting teachers. This was in the days of open classrooms … Continue reading Journey to a High School Reunion — Third Grade
Arise my Love
18 years 5 months 12 days That is how long ago it was when I sang this song to Betsy as she came down the aisle. Arise, my love, my lovely one come, The winter is past and the rains are gone. The flowers appear it's the season of song. My beautiful one, arise and … Continue reading Arise my Love
Couple of Swells
We're a couple of swells We stop at the best hotels But we prefer the country far away from the city smells We're a couple of sports The pride of the tennis courts In June, July and August we look cute when we're dressed in shorts The Vanderbilts have asked us up for tea We … Continue reading Couple of Swells
Two Turns of Phrase
Sometimes I come across a turn of phrase that makes me stop and think. Sometimes I am fascinated; others I am bewildered. Well, today I ran across two small things in my reading for my communications class. The first is: Put more simply, because modern society is hopelessly fragmented and indivisible, (emphasis mine) the sort … Continue reading Two Turns of Phrase
The Ever-Present Plurality
For my communications class, one of the projects was to watch Buying the War, a PBS feature where "Mainstream Media" reporters bemoaned how they let the government deceive them into supporting the invasion of Iraq in 2003, and then writing a commentary on it using a couple of communication theories from our theory book. Many … Continue reading The Ever-Present Plurality
At The Rainbow 