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
AUMC Welcomes Seth Bott, new church organist
Today's blog is going to be musical. I'm uploading audio files from yesterday. Avondale United Methodist Church, where my family attends, is a very musically strong church. It is one of the things that attracted us there. Yet in the last year it has lost both its director of music and church organist/accompanist, the first … Continue reading AUMC Welcomes Seth Bott, new church organist
PLEASE DO TOUCH
PLEASE, DO TOUCH The pretty little china vase, so careful of its beauty, forgets it also has a place of service and of duty. Too often it but stands upon the quiet shelf, unused by roughened hands, so smug within itself. Too rare to see it filled, too rare to see it … Continue reading PLEASE DO TOUCH
On Biases and Assumptions — Better Than I could Have Said I
Earlier this week, wiped out from a long day of work, followed by an evening of working on my Master's degree class, the pumpkin hour was fast approaching and I hadn't yet written my blog for the next day. With my few remaining brain cells I whipped out a few disconnected, still forming thoughts for … Continue reading On Biases and Assumptions — Better Than I could Have Said I
From Calgary to Sochi
As reflection on the current 2014 Sochi Olympics the 22nd Winter Olympiad, I am posting a "poem" I wrote that chronicled some of the events of the 1988 Olympics which I watched while attending Houghton College. How many of the references are recognizeable? THE FIFTEENTH WINTER OLYMPIAD "Can You Feel It?" 2/13 … Continue reading From Calgary to Sochi
Sources and Sources; Validation of Authority
Been spending a lot tie of last evening brainstorming and researching ideas for a project for my Communications Theory class. The current assignment is: In order to develop a "practical theory" you have to identify a social problem that exists today. Think broadly about what role does communication play in that problem? Please post your … Continue reading Sources and Sources; Validation of Authority
A Bonfire, a Dump Truck, Some Funny Faces
Okay, another GIF-laden post as a way to put something quick and fun up, since Tuesday was a very long work day (yes, working from home makes for a LONGER work day than working in the office). Let me start with a picture to warm everyone up. Me, we have 6-9 inches of snow outside … Continue reading A Bonfire, a Dump Truck, Some Funny Faces
