Back from the summer intensive

I returned last night from the summer intensive from our seminary. I cranked out a lot of work; a book review, research paper and take-home final is all that stands in the way of my free-and-clear summer. I’ll post more when I return.

The Man: at it again

My car was on empty so I pulled into the neighborhood gas station this morning, before the once-a-week trip to Sacramento. I hit a record this morning:

My wife also filled up her tank this morning. Her total: $61.24 for 13.61 gallons, at $4.49 per gallon. So, all told, we spent $116.09 for 25.968 gallons. This [...]

The side job

My latest freelancing assignment is a 400-word assignment about a luxury resort near Tracy, CA. Actually, it’s near a prison, but that’s another discussion for another time. Here’s the link.
On a side note, they messed up my byline again.

Do not leave your zucchini unattended

I hadn’t checked on my zucchini in a week. When the wife and I took a look a moment ago, we found these. Yikes! They didn’t look that big on the package. I guess we’re giving some of these away.

Bike riding: not as easy as you remember

I went out for a 40-minute ride on my bicycle and OH, SAY! do those quads and calves feel like Jell-O. Muscles I haven’t used in, well, I’m not sure how long clamored out in pain. My left knee hurts and kept popping — I’m assuming that’s bad. My wrists actually went numb from being [...]

Fightin’ The Man

The cost of milk at our grocery store has increased from $3.89 per half-gallon to $4.09. Gas continues to rise to about $4.39 per gallon for regular unleaded. By the way, does anyone remember when “regular” meant “leaded” and not “entry-level unleaded”? Just curious.
We were nearly out of milk and I had just made [...]

Progress

I started planting various things from seeds and bulbs in January.
In mid-March, my tomato plants were seedlings.

I didn’t remember what those were.

By April 1, my tomato plants were beginning to look like tomato plants.

I still didn’t know what these things were.

Now it’s June and things are taking off. I finally figured out what those things [...]

Hey, sounds good to me

In this age of soundbite journalism, thank goodness for The Onion and its timely, in-depth coverage of issues that really affect my life. Really.
New Wearable Feedbags Let Americans Eat More, Move Less

From Chris Elrod: 14 Days of Fatherhood

I skim the headlines on the WordPress dashboard (their version of a home page) occasionally and I ran across an amazing article from Pastor and speaker Chris Elrod. I’m astounded at his faith and perspective in the face of what most would call a loss. Unbelievable. Take a look and tell me what you think. [...]

To boldly go…

On Thursday, our church will shutter the doors of the building where we have held our midweek Bible studies for several years. Or more appropriately, we will keep the doors closed until Sunday.
Instead, we will gather at the homes of some of our members, brew some coffee, put out some hors d’oeuvres and open for [...]