A while back I posted this article about the video that we (me, my family, and the rest of my wife’s family, or most of it) made in NYC. It was sponsored by the Gap and Yahoo! and the prize was to win a Vespa. We won! You voted and […]
I knew nothing of this project until I received the following press release. Unfortunately it is only on HD stations, so I will not be able to see it. Let me know how it is. (Sounds like a curious project to me.) Bishop Baxter Participates in Dialogues in Democracy – […]
I have been otherwise busy over the last two days with shopping, playing with the kids, cooking, and services. Some have asked what we did on Christmas Eve. My day included preparing the sermon below for the 7 pm service. I am not sure how much I will post in […]
10 minutes boxing with my daughter (which is very therapeutic, btw) and I have injured my right shoulder. *sigh* I still cannot hit a baseball except by chance. That game is tough. My daughter is loving (“I loooove it!”) the High School Musical sing-along. We would enjoy it more if […]
(Thanks to Matt for the better blog post title). My in-laws are in town this weekend for an early Christmas and came bearing not just gifts but THE gift. A Wii. My daughter, as you can see, is a bit excited. And so am I. 🙂 Bowling is quite fun, […]
Now set this images as your desktop picture, play crackling sounds in the background (or repeatedly crumple paper in your hand), and imagine you are enjoying the cozy fire instead of working away your last few hours in the office before break.
From Jim Davila: PSEUDEPIGRAPHA AND ARAMAIC WATCH: The Odes of Solomon… PSEUDEPIGRAPHA AND ARAMAIC WATCH: The Odes of Solomon and other ancient Syriac poetry pertaining to the Nativity are discussed in Commonweal Magazine: The Mary We Never KnewNew Light from the Syrian Tradition Sally Cunneen It’s hard to maintain the […]
One of the “benefits” of having a 24 hour stomach flu that lasted 72 hours is that I finally have the fortitude to try and wean myself from coffee. (“Cold turkey” anyone?) I usually have a very large mug of the dark and rich in the morning and another in […]