Selfishness - Aug 20 '07 11:39 AM
Just some poetry expressing what I've been learning lately. The first is John Donne. The second is me. No, I don't think I'm anywhere near as good as him. That's why I put my...
Captivated Thoughts - Jul 17 '07 12:46 PM
I have a very active imagination. It's usually a good thing, but sometimes I think it's more trouble than its worth. For example, I have this bad habit of setting up false...
Curbing Your
Appetite - Jul 16 '07 11:28 AM
There are a number of tricks that people use to curb their hunger when they're on a diet. I know, I've tried a bunch of them. Sometimes I've tried filling up on the 'good'...
Success!!!!!!!!!! - Feb 16 '07 5:38 PM
I did it!I finally got a permanent job!And not just any permanent job. I got a job with a graphic design firm!Garden Center Solutions for whom I was doing some freelance work,...
Nativity - Dec 27 '06 10:14 PM
I hope you all have had a loverly Christmas. Mine was great. I love being around family. One thing we did this holiday season was go see the Nativity movie.
It was wonderful!...
A Promising Job - Nov 8 '06 9:24 PM
I have finally managed to land a part time graphic design job. I can do it at home, and bill them by the hour. So far its been going well. The main great thing about this, is...
Some News - Oct 23 '06 7:17 PM
I just made it into the Philly Pops Festival Chorus! I'm so excited. It sounds like it will be a lot of work, but I think it's going to be tons of fun. We get to sing with Peter...
Trouble in Paradise,
PA - Oct 2 '06 6:02 PM
Read the facts here: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15105305/?GT1=8618 I've been to Paradise. There's an old steam engine that advertises trips there--it's about a twenty minute ride....
Men - Sep 19 '06 8:07 PM
'Tis not a [month] or two shows us a man. They are all but stomachs, and we all but food; To eat us hungerly, and when they are full, They belch us. Emilia, Othello,...
The Movie Must Die! - Sep 11 '06 9:01 PM
Well, some of you are probably saying, "we could have told you that" but forgive me. I like Nicholas Cage, I like psychological thrillers, and I thought it would be a good movie...
Wow! A Post! - Sep 9 '06 10:18 PM
I'm very sorry that I haven't blogged in a while. There hasn't been a ton to blog about, really. I've been searching for a job, and thankfully, I've finally found one. It's only...
Philly Phlavor - Jun 5 '06 6:02 PM
Yes, we really do have a giant statue of a closthespin in down town Philadelphia. Right next to City Hall. Actually, it marks 15th street station on the Market-Frankford line,...
Cereality - May 13 '06 8:47 PM
I went downtown with my sister, her husband (the youth pastor), and about 15 teenagers, to the newest coolest thing--a cereal bar! It was a blast, really. I got something called...
I'm Home! - May 9 '06 7:17 PM
Well, I made it, and in one piece too. I am now firmly installed in my sister's house in Philadelphia. The rooms I'll be staying in are not quite finished yet, but I will be...
It's Getting Late - May 2 '06 1:15 AM
Five days. Five days is all I have to pack up what is left of all I have in the world and get it to Philadelphia. Five days to say goodbye to my dear friends of four years (some...
Boys - Apr 20 '06 10:11 AM
But boys must be trained to take risks, which means being confident in the midst of the unknown. As they do this on an immature level, fathers should work with them, and teach...
That Can of Worms - Apr 11 '06 2:07 PM
Bear with me here, this is an extended metaphor. I have often thought of myself as a large house surrounded by gardens. Each room or section of garden represents a different...
Commonplace Book - Mar 23 '06 3:26 PM
I finally did what writers are supposed to do, and started a commonplace book. I've always been rather uptight about it before, because after all, how do you organize something...
Indian Names - Mar 8 '06 12:25 PM
A friend has given me a Lakhota name:
KiMÍmela WiCHEENchahlah (CAPS show emphasis. The ee is very nasal.)
In Cherokee that would be
Kamama Agehya
It means Butterfly...
Muse or Obsessions? - Feb 22 '06 4:13 PM
Is anyone else like this?
I find something new, I like something new, I'm completely dedicated to something new for a few weeks, and then I go on to something else.
It's...
In Christ Alone - Feb 20 '06 10:47 AM
My theme for meditation this week:
In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light, my strength, my song
This Cornerstone, this solid ground
Firm through the fiercest...