Cedar had an excellent post today on how to blog. I looked at her post and recognized some of the evolution of my own blog. She made good points about knowing why you write, and planning a schedule. I'm better on the second than the first. But the one thing about a schedule, is you … Continue reading How to blog …
Fitness Update: Cold Start
Well, the year is getting off to a cold start, and so is my fitness goal. As I mentioned previously, the swimming is starting slow, with the hand in the splint. I ran once on the first, and managed to trip into a hole in the dirt on the shoulder of the road. The bicycle … Continue reading Fitness Update: Cold Start
#155: He Is Coming Again
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Lift up your heads, pilgrims aweary! See day's approach no crimson the sky; Night shadows flee, and your Beloved, Awaited with longing, at last draweth nigh. CHORUS He is coming again, He is coming again, The very … Continue reading #155: He Is Coming Again
Taste’s great, now the art …
Earlier this week Cedar Writes featured a post on Hot Soft Pretzels. They looked good enough to interest the daughter unit in making. She was definitely interested, but also intimidated about doing on her own. It took until today, when I could oversee, that we tried it. The results are very tasty, but as the wife … Continue reading Taste’s great, now the art …
A Blast of the Past #78: Dad’s Memorial
Today the pictures come from my Father's memorial service:
The Ethics of Elfland
By chance I am reading through Orthodoxy by G.K Chesterton at the same time that we are watching the extended edition of The Lord of the Rings (Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's work). Reflecting the one work into the other leads to interesting insights and observations. What is it about the scale and scenery … Continue reading The Ethics of Elfland
#154: For God So Loved the World
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) For God so loved the world He gave His only Son To die on Calv'ry's tree, From sin to set me free; Some day he's coming back -- What glory that will be! Wonderful His love to me. … Continue reading #154: For God So Loved the World
If only the streets were that clean …
I found the above picture on a Facebook meme. It reminded me of my recent siting of street sweepers in North Kansas City. Early one morning, headed to work, there there were cleaning the streets. So I was shocked the next morning on the way in to see a pile of leaves along Swift … Continue reading If only the streets were that clean …
Fitness Update: 2016 completed; 2017 planned.
Well, I made it last week. Swimming goal completed awhile ago. along with running. Only took last week to finish the bicycle miles. I put 2,400 miles on in 2015, and beat my 3,000 mile goal for 2016 by 16 miles (additional 16 for 16 I guess). So the bike goes into 2017 with at … Continue reading Fitness Update: 2016 completed; 2017 planned.
2017: starting and restarting and finishing
A lot of things seem to have begin end dates of the new year. Before I could ride my bicycle this morning, to properly track the numbers I want to on it, I had to reset the odometer so I could track my mileage for the year. Last fall was open enrollment for health benefits … Continue reading 2017: starting and restarting and finishing
At The Rainbow 