Author's posts
Dec 05
Christmas Lists
As I worked on this year’s Christmas list, I had to ask myself why I do this; I can’t remember why I started writing a list like this. I think I got in trouble for not providing a list at all, and wrote the 2008 list to be a smart aleck. After that it was …
Nov 22
Superheroes in brown
Superheroes and superheroines can wear a lot of colors: red, blue, yellow, and to a lesser extent, green. Sometimes black* or white or silver or gold. Villains corner the market on most of the black, as well as green, orange, and purple. Funny that heroes use largely primary colors, while villains largely use secondary. But …
Nov 18
Age, maturity, boringness, and flatware
As I age and mature I find myself thinking about, for birthday and Christmas, fewer impractical extravagances (pirate hat, Tesla coil) and more practical needs (debt reduction, flatware). The side effect is that I am becoming boring. Before you no doubt object, remember that I have mentioned ‘flatware’ twice already. I used to be largely …
Nov 17
Donegal Danny
There is a folk song called Donegal Danny about a man whose ship was caught in a storm and all of his fellow fishermen perished. Here are part of the lyrics: “And often at night when the sea is high And the rain is tearing at my skin I hear the cries of drowning men …
Nov 16
Riddle me this
In honor of Heather’s and my 17th anniversary on the 17th of next month I gave my Sunday School students a custom-made riddle. I told them that they had until our anniversary to give me the answer, in writing, and that the winner would get $17. So far I am in no danger of losing …
Nov 10
Quotable: Adam Clarke
“Even the success of apostles depended, in a certain way, on the prayers of the Church. Few Christian congregations feel, as they ought, that it is their bounden duty to pray for the success of the Gospel, both among themselves and in the world. The Church is weak, dark, poor, and imperfect, because it prays little.”
Nov 07
sagan
n. A unit of measurement equal to at least four billion. It was created as a humorous tribute to astronomer Carl Sagan.
