After returning from Kenya in September, 1977, I was still suffering from the side-effects of the food poisoning incident, feeling very weak. So, I took a semester off, and working part time while I regained my strength and went through medical testing to determine if there would be long-term effects. I enrolled at Creighton UniversityContinue reading “You’re in the Army now”
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Mea Culpa!
Uh… hi! Sorry I haven’t posted since Sunday. I got addicted to a computer game. It’s occupied far too much time. I promise… I’ll repent! Hmmm. Blog? Or play Stupid Computer Game? Okay, here’s my pledge: I will only play Stupid Computer Game 1 hour a day. Maybe then, I’ll take time to blog!
That 70s Life
I turned 12 in 1970. This would be for me the decade of adventure, in more ways than one! When I turned 6, my parents enrolled me in Cub Scouts. I enjoyed the den meetings, there were my friends, and all sorts of crafty type things. It was a good time with Mom, who attendedContinue reading “That 70s Life”
Early Life
Last Sunday, I indicated I’d be writing a series on my life, boring as it may be. My first such post was last night, when I wrote about a “Day in the Life“… how a typical day unfolds for me. Today, I turn to my early life. I currently live in the town of CouncilContinue reading “Early Life”
My Recipe Invention
Okay, first of all, let me be honest. I did NOT invent this, as I said in my previous post. I modified it. I woke up yesterday morning and thought “Self, we need to figger out what to do with that chicken… I know, how about something with peppers and mandarin oranges?” So, I setContinue reading “My Recipe Invention”
Day in the Life
What does a day in our life look like you might ask? I’ll tell you, because it impacts my writing at this stage. First of all, our household. Scott and I live in an old “craftsman bungalow” that was built in about 1915. We’re not sure of the date. One record source, county records, saysContinue reading “Day in the Life”
An Adventure
Almost 4 years ago, I related a story about my 3 months in Kenya. At the end of that post, I promised one day to tell some stories about being chased by Baboons, Lions and, a Hippopotamus. Here is the first of those stories: It all begins nearly thirty years ago, when I wasContinue reading “An Adventure”
Interlude
After my 2nd last post, I read the blog of my pilgrim friend. He posted his own “first experience of the Sacred” writing. It was one I’d read before. And every time I read his post I feel blue for a day. What a life he’s had. I’m sure the Pilgrim neither needs nor desiresContinue reading “Interlude”
I DO love 8 inches!
This past week, the news stations breathlessly hyped up the coming snow storm. It was going to be a big one! Problem is, over this past winter they’ve done the same thing several times. Most of the time whichever system they anticipated either drifted off to the north of us, or passed to the south ofContinue reading “I DO love 8 inches!”
First Assignment
After I left the seminary, I walked away from the Catholic Church. By 1996 it was quite obvious to me that there was no place at the table for me. Additionally, there was no way my partner, who had grown up Baptist, and then spent some time with the AOG church, could ever be happyContinue reading “First Assignment”
On The Road II 