Posted in Just thinking ..., writing on Jun 28th, 2009
As you may (or may not) recall, my last post focused on a mathematical puzzlement. At issue was the copyright restriction that quoted Bible verses may not comprise more than 25% of my total text. Having written what I wanted to write and counted both sets of words, I asked, how do I know how […]
Posted in God thoughts, writing on Jun 24th, 2009
With my associate pastor, Cathy Howe, I’m working on a series of children’s books. The final set will look something like this:
—pre-kindergarten: basic Bible stories
—going into K and 1st: basic academics in light of the Bible
—1st, 2nd, and 3rd: Christian character qualities
—3rd, 4th, and 5th: God’s plan for salvation
We’re having a lot of fun putting […]
Posted in from the furry side on Jun 19th, 2009
Vicki and I met Sallie’s rabbit last night. We were coming back from supper, and it was sitting in the grass, twitching its nose (as usual). It didn’t hop away when we got out of my car, and we were able to walk quite close to it before it finally got irritated and hopped off. […]
Posted in Just thinking ..., God thoughts on Jun 14th, 2009
Oh, wow!
Don’t miss this movie!
Now, hear me—this isn’t a children’s movie. I went with Aidan and Ella (and their parents), going into 5th and 4th grades. And they said, “Yeah, they liked it,” in a tone that indicated, “It’s okay, I guess.”
Parts were very funny. No cheesy jokes or bathroom-level humor at all. Most […]
Posted in from the furry side on Jun 12th, 2009
Nasty rabbit! Horrible rabbit! Dangerous, taunting, foolhardy rabbit!
It sits right outside the front window, and it rises up on its haunches, and it laughs at me! It wrinkles its nose, and twitches its ear-tips. It twirls its mustachios (I mean, whiskers), and it snickers evilly.
It won’t leave when I bark. It won’t leave […]
Posted in Just thinking ... on Jun 9th, 2009
Ah, the joys of a Colorado summer! The thunder is pretty loud, but lightning’s not close, anyway. The hail has almost stopped, and suddenly the sun is out—so somewhere there must be a gorgeous rainbow!
With the cessation of the worst of the storm, Sallie and Dolphin have gone back about their business: Sallie’s trying to […]
Posted in Just thinking ..., writing, Travels on Jun 1st, 2009
You know, I’m not a student. I no longer teach. I’m retired and have no assigned schedule. So, why am I so tickled that it’s finally summer vacation? This makes no sense to me, but it’s so. (I confess, I also haunt school supply sales in August, often succumbing to an attractive pencil box or […]