Thanks, big sister J, for passing along what I can only assume is a special brand of parent humor. But seriously–a hilarious piece whether you have kids or not. Bring back the biblical! Laws Concerning Food and Drink; Household Principles; Lamentations of the Father by Ian Frazier Of the beasts of the field, and of [...]
Watch it and try not to feel happy… love it.
So I wasn’t there at the game. And tickets to Stephen Strasburg’s major league debut as a phenom pitcher would have been nearly impossible to get. But still. You have to feel good for the Washington Nationals, and this Washington Post writer gets the magic just right. I love that–at its best, baseball as a [...]
Some pretty hot and humid weather these past few days… thankfully, a break coming with a cooler front coming in later tonight. It’s hard for it not to affect teachers and students in their still-aired classrooms. The lucky ones with fans, or the super fortunate ones (I met one today!) with air conditioning units. One [...]
How good to wake up on Saturday to a brisk winter morning–or rather shielded from the reach of it–through the marvels of home insulation and the welcome warming sun coming through the windows. The luxury of being able to start slow– breakfast, percolated coffee and a book. Finally making my way through the end of [...]
You feel more grounded after really good days like these. Certain. Reading the longer books aloud with a warm-bodied nephew and niece early in the morning. Crouched together and leaning back against the bedboard, small heads resting on your chest and small hands reaching up for ears and the softness of hair. A breakfast at [...]
[Read part 8 here] The Last of the Metrozoids by Adam Gopnik Part IX If this story were the made-for-television movie that every story about early death threatens to become, we would have arranged one fiery game between the Giant Metrozoids and another team, a bigger, faster, slightly evil team, and the Metrozoids would win [...]
A good read about the Indianapolis Colt’s former head coach and his mentoring relationship to recently reinstated quarterback Michael Vick. A bit of a different window into the life of probably a large number of star athletes and what distracts or keeps them. Maybe it’s a good thing that the closest thing I ever got [...]
I enjoyed the topic of my church meeting this morning, an opening welcome meeting for the start of the new academic school year: The first point from Acts 17:23-27; Romans 16:25-26 and 1 Corinthians 2:7-8: God is a mystery. The central focus from a number of verses in Colossians chapters 1-4, and Romans 10:13-14: Christ [...]
Elegy, a Song and a Prayer for a Remarkable Brother
A few days ago and after a long battle with ALS, Brother Dave passed away, one of the kindest, most loving and most intelligent people I have ever met. And after a simple sentence, I’m at such a loss. Helplessly looking at the blinking cursor on the computer screen. Pulsing. Waiting. Because how can I [...]