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Here are some ways that might indicate that: 1) I have been working too hard; 2) my life is a tad out of balance; 3) I have to be one of the most boring individuals in the world. 1. I visited the Indianapolis Children’s Museum today. Our group of four were all in our 50s [...] Every few years, often when the lemming population is sparce, the Snowy Owl makes a foray southward from its home in the Arctic. It goes searching for food and has been spotted in places as far away as Alabama and Georgia. It’s journey is called irruptive, and birders often wait to see unusual visitors from [...] Everybody wants to be unique, to have something about them that nobody else in the world can claim. I think I was the only one in the entire world to have had this experience. It was about ten or fifteen years ago. But let me back up. When we were missionaries in Kenya I read [...] This past week-end Robyn and I drove to Kentucky Christian University for the graduation of Allison Thwing. She is the daughter of my cousin Patty, so I think this makes Allison my first cousin once removed or something like that. It was a great family gathering with my aunt Louise and uncle Jerry, cousin LuAnn [...] The number two letter in my alphabetized subject quotes is the letter ‘I’. (See my earlier post using the letter ‘T’). Identity: Have you heard about the man who said he not only had an identity crisis, but also an energy crisis. He didn’t know who he was, and he was just too tired to find [...] I graduated with a degree in anthropology from the University of Oregon back in 1974. As a college student, I enjoyed going to the various sporting events at the university. I saw such luminaries as Dan Fouts, Ahmad Rashad (Bobby Moore at the time), Russ Francis, George Martin (football), Ron Lee, Greg Ballard (basketball), Dave [...] There was a surprise waiting for me at the office this morning. On my desk was a wrapped paper package with an Ethiopian postcard. I assumed it was Ethiopian coffee as it was about the right size. Imagine my joy when I realized it was beri-beri (a blend of spicies). The smell was enough to [...] In 1990 we went to Singapore where we stayed for the next five years. My work permit was obtained by the church that invited me to serve as part time missions pastor. The job also included some preaching, so I began taking down short quotes that I thought I would use in sermons. My quotes were [...] For the last fifteen years we have lived in a condominium. That means we have no yard to speak of. We grow a few things–tomatoes, hot peppers, basil–in containers that sit on a slab of cement. A few years ago we added a pergola, though it is probably not spelled that way, from which we [...] Last month in Oregon I met some folks who graciously took me birding. I was looking for several birds to add to my lifelist, and Arden and Sherry were able to help me find those birds. Sherry used an ipod nano with a speaker to play the bird calls which helps to attune the ear [...] |
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