For no reason I can fathom, I started reading Francis Schaeffer’s “Back to Freedom and Dignity” again. Finished it, actually, a couple of times (it’s a small pamphlet – maybe 30 pages, tops).
The weird part is, after I finished it, I felt like something in my soul just “woke up.” If you’ve ever almost [...]
Archive for April, 2006
New reading material
Posted in Uncategorized on April 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Resolutions
Posted in Uncategorized on April 22, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I know it’s no longer New Year’s – it is, in fact, almost 5 months past New Year’s. I’m still in the mood for resolutions, and I’ve narrowed it to the following:
1. Lose the 40 pounds I’ve put on in the past 2 years by:
a. Getting more and more regular exercise (including renewing my running [...]
6 Things Meme
Posted in Uncategorized on April 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
6 weird facts/things/habits about myself:
1. I sometimes start lists and don’t finish them because I get bogged down in the subdivisions between items.a. This includes projects2. When I buy ice cream, I buy it in the smallest possible packages because once it’s open, it’s gone.3. I don’t make my bed.4. I occasionally cut my own [...]
Recipe for Change
Posted in Uncategorized on April 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
As you know, Alcoholics Anonymous has a wonderful program to assist anyone who wants to recover from alcohol addiction. The program has been modified appropriately to treat other addictions such as drugs, food and sex.
It dawned on me this morning as I shut the alarm clock off for the eleventy-first time that I need [...]
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
Posted in Uncategorized on April 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I spent Saturday digging in the dirt and planting. Yes, it’s a bit early, but I wanted something to replace the beautiful bed of weeds I was growing next to my porch.
Considering that I have a black thumb (i.e., usually, whatever I plant dies), gardening involves a significant amount of hope. I try to [...]
Favorite TV Ads
Posted in Uncategorized on April 12, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I have a confession to make:
I am starting to really like that new Subway ad with Jon Lovetts doing a much more G-rated version of his old SNL gig. The latest one I’ve seen is the one where a guy and a girl are at their desks working, and the guy is mentally rehearsing how [...]
How soon we forget……
Posted in Uncategorized on April 10, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
In light of current media discussions regarding what (if anything) to do with illegal immigrants, and general handling of matters foreign and domestic by the current administration, I was reminded of the perfect joke that I finally found (at least one version of it):
Jimmy Carter is near the end of his presidency, sitting in the [...]
When Geeks Compete
Posted in Uncategorized on April 7, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
My sister is a math geek – admittedly. Honestly, I am quite proud of her. She went through ROTC in college, got her commission into the Army, went to the Gulf War in the early 90s, went to Cuba to deal with whatever was going on there at the time, and has since been all [...]
Perspective
Posted in Uncategorized on April 6, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I talked yesterday about how things matter to me, and that it’s important to make sure that my feelings and opinions don’t get lost. [At least, that was the point - admittedly, it might have gotten lost in the general wallowing].
It also matters how I look at things. It matters what I conclude from what [...]
Fractured lyrics
Posted in Uncategorized on April 6, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Singing songs is fun. Singing songs when someone else mixes up the lyrics can be even more fun – even if you’re the one who doesn’t know the words! There are a couple that come to mind when I think of fractured lyrics:
“Jose, can you see…”, instead of “Oh say can you see…” [...]
