STARRING: RICHARD KARN FROM THE SMASH HIT HOME IMPROVEMENT To February 17 — Shear Madness at New Theatre Restaurant SHEAR MADNESS is America’s most popular and longest running comedy (now in its 31st year at Washington D.C.’s prestigious Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts). More than 12 million people worldwide have seen the hilarious whodunit … Continue reading A Look Ahead
#323: More Love to Thee
1More love to Thee, O Christ, More love to Thee!Hear Thou the prayer I make On Bended knee;This is my earnest plea: More love, O Christ, to Thee,More love to Thee, More love to Thee. 2Once earthly joy I craved, Sought peace and rest;Now Thee alone I seek -- Give what is best;This all my … Continue reading #323: More Love to Thee
The Swift Précis
This link here is a blog by Cedar Sanderson on her struggle with helping her kids, and how it can strangle their independence. With two kids of my own I see the same thing. Perhaps it is just my memory, but I think I had more independence in my growing up, and my kids generation … Continue reading The Swift Précis
The start of the new job
Today is the start of my new job. My permament schedule is going to be 11:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. with Thursdays and Fridays off, but the two weeks of training takes place on first shift. So I will experience the exhaustion of learning new tasks on day shift, and then have to shift my … Continue reading The start of the new job
#322: Near to Thy Heart
1Near to Thy heart, O Christ divine,Leaning like John on Thy breast --Till with Thy glory I will shine,Near to Thy heart I'd rest. 2Near to Thy heart O may I be,Hearing Thy sweet words of love,Learning Thy precious will for me,Seeking those things above. 3Near to Thy heart where all is peace,Lost in the … Continue reading #322: Near to Thy Heart
Welcome to the Gutenberg Editor
Note: This is a post of an info-mercial about the new editor for WordPress and putting together my blogs. I am still trying to figure out how some of these blocks work, but I did just discover the "verse" option which should help on my twice-a-week Hymn postings. Of Mountains & Printing Presses The goal … Continue reading Welcome to the Gutenberg Editor
A Blast of the Past #162: Medal Monica
Most of my photo flashbacks are very closely family related. But today's has a slightly wider topic: The 2013 Kansas City Corporate Challenge Swim Meet. I was the swim team coordinator the KCCC team sponsored by State Street from 2005 to 2017. In that time we always placed well based on a couple of good … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #162: Medal Monica
A Look Ahead
STARRING: RICHARD KARN FROM THE SMASH HIT HOME IMPROVEMENT To February 17 — Shear Madness at New Theatre Restaurant SHEAR MADNESS is America’s most popular and longest running comedy (now in its 31st year at Washington D.C.’s prestigious Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts). More than 12 million people worldwide have seen the hilarious whodunit … Continue reading A Look Ahead
#321: Nothing Between
1Nothing between my soul and the Savior,Naught of this world's delusive dream:I have renounced all sinful pleasure --Jesus is mine! There's nothing between. CHORUSNothing between my soul and the Savior,So that His blessed face may be seen;Nothing preventing the least of His favor:Keep the way clear! Let nothing between. 2Nothing between, like worldly pleasure:Habits of … Continue reading #321: Nothing Between
The Swift Précis
https://almatcboykin.wordpress.com/2019/01/24/who-are-you-and-why-are-you-at-my-gym/ This is an excellent piece on the impact of fad gym users on serious gym users. https://accordingtohoyt.com/2019/01/24/the-evolution-of-living-languages-guest-post-by-nitay-arbel/ After this I definitely prefer our descriptive to prescriptive languages. Definitely a Libertarian concept. https://almatcboykin.wordpress.com/2019/01/25/alma-1-beethoven-2/ An excellent piece on the evolution (devolution) of singing voices and ranges over the past hundred-plus years. https://www.cedarwrites.com/2019/01/25/10-gmo-myths-and-realities/ Finding true peer-reviewed studies … Continue reading The Swift Précis
At The Rainbow 