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”
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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”
Grown Up
In 1996, I put aside a dream; I departed from the seminary that had molded me, nurtured me, swaddled me. I spent most of 8 years trying to get in to the seminary. It was not an easy achievement. I had married as a very young man, and spent 4 years in the military. TheContinue reading “Grown Up”
Workshops
The past two days, I’ve been tied up in workshops during the day. One of the benefits (I guess you call it that) my company provided me when they laid me off was the opportunity to attend this workshop, called “Marketing Yourself”. It’s about how to go about finding a job… writing resumes, preparing forContinue reading “Workshops”
Starting a Routine
Today I started my “Post Lay Off Routine”. After Scott left for work, I read for a while, then hopped on the treadmill. Wow. Not too long ago, I was walking 3+ miles a day, at a 10% incline at 3 to 3.5 miles an hour, and the only thing that kept me from walkingContinue reading “Starting a Routine”
On The Road II 