Two in 24 hours! Don’t get excited… this is an administrative post. I have two bits of “administrivia” to deal with. First, I know that I have at least a half dozen readers, because I get comments. The problem is, few actually comment here ON my blog! I get emails and facebook comments. This isContinue reading “Footnote”
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Spirit-Journey
Is there anyone who is not aware of the metaphor that our life is a journey? That metaphor pops up so many times that really it’s lost any punch for me. “Yeah, yeah, yeah”, I think to myself. Tell me something I DON’T know. Or perhaps, I hear statements like “The destination is the journey”.Continue reading “Spirit-Journey”
Wacky Cake, Revisited
Well, I think I’ve done it. This evening, I set out to try baking a Wacky Cake again, and I think maybe I got it right this time. We’ll know soon, when we have dessert! There were SOME issues with this one. To begin with, I couldn’t find a 9″ X 9″ cake pan, onlyContinue reading “Wacky Cake, Revisited”
Correction!
For those of you who read my blog via email, and not directly on my site, I must point out an error. I used the word “nadir” incorrectly. It turns out that it means the exact OPPOSITE of what I thought it meant! I have corrected that word now to read ZENITH. This is VERYContinue reading “Correction!”
Count Them One By One
Know where that title comes from? There is an old, old song “When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed…” It’s a childs song, though we’ve sung it at church many a time. The song reminds us that when things seem bad and life is a turmoil, it helps to count ones blessing, rather thanContinue reading “Count Them One By One”
Wacky Cake
One of those things I remember from my childhood was a cake Mom used to make us. It was called a Wacky Cake… or perhaps Whacky Cake. It’s an eggless cake that was developed during WWII… or perhaps a bit earlier, during the Great Depression. Whatever, it was one of my favorite deserts. As IContinue reading “Wacky Cake”
Out With the Old
The other day I indicated I’d write a further entry regarding our weekend. This story starts in about 2000. Yes, it’s that old. And no, I don’t recall exactly which year. We had been living in our home about a year when we noticed that the bathtub was draining slowly. I used the plunger onContinue reading “Out With the Old”
Been a long time
Goodness! It’s been nearly 5 weeks since I posted last! Bad Eric! Bad! As you know I started off this year intending to post daily… then weekly. I never, however, expected to fall 5 weeks behind. We do have a couple of excuses, however. So, what’s been happening over these lost 5 weeks (yes, LOST…)Continue reading “Been a long time”
My One True Bliss
Years ago, I came across a little booklet about coffee, extolling its virtues and relating several little stories. I have no idea where this book might have gone, or what it’s title. So, I cannot vouch for the efficacy of these facts. One interesting story related was that coffee was initially quite scorned in Europe.Continue reading “My One True Bliss”
Unintentionally Allegorically So
In my last entry, I alluded to an online serial novel I am reading. It is a science fiction story set in a vastly different universe. To describe what it is about would be quite difficult, and to be honest would be outside what my point is today. However, I do need to fill inContinue reading “Unintentionally Allegorically So”
On The Road II 