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Some people miss the point

Posted on: Thursday, January 24th, 2008 in: Relationships, Simplify

Religion and faith gets all tangled up in the personal desires and public demands. But sometimes we need a reminder what it’s really about.
Chuck Brodsky, a folksinger (that usually specializes in BaseBall songs) gives us a brief history of the Bible in the form of a spoken word poem. I don’t think he’ll mind me […]

Eight Things

Posted on: Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 in: Books, Relationships, Fun, Parenting

I got an email the other day from my wife, who got it from Cheryl. It’s more interesting than most email forwards, and I enjoyed it enough, I thought I’d share it with the world, with links to clarify some of the items. If you give it a try too, be sure to add a […]

Signs

Posted on: Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 in: Fun

I read a great George Carlin quote today, and I don’t even have to censor it:
I have a suggestion that I think would help fight serious crime. Signs. There are lots of signs for minor infractions: No Smoking, Stay Off The Grass, Keep Out, and they seem to work fairly well. I thinkwe should also […]

Now I pay for the time dialation

Posted on: Thursday, January 17th, 2008 in: Handyman Saturdays, Books

Okay, who sped up all the clocks and keeps ripping days off the calendar? Everything is just flying by lately.
My commute is too short, cause I really want to listen to my current book on CD, Ender’s Shadow.  Card is using lots of long, drawn-out,  and sometimes run-on sentences to express the character’s rapid internal monologue, due […]

I’m not dead, really.

Posted on: Monday, January 14th, 2008 in: Fun

Okay, so I took an overlong vacation from blogging during the holidays. But hopefully I’ll get back into the groove.  January has been a busy month for the Sneary family. A bit more Herd than Serene:
 I was recently promoted to Assistant Team Lead, so my daytime workload is a bit higher. It was partially a promotion […]