Out Of My Mind

I have re-joined the ranks of the proletariat. That means I got a regular job. Monday through Friday, I am now a graphic artist at the Peninsula Daily News, our local newspaper. For those of you concerned about Susan’s “End of the World” post, this is what she was talking about. Her husband won’t be [...]

… Or any of the major family holidays.
This post is for suggestions on how to reduce the stress that many of us feel around this time of year, and perhaps re-capture an appreciation of the things that are good about it. I’m using Christmas in my examples, but feel free to apply this to other [...]

So I’m on my way to bed last night. I went out to the carport to get my ipod and I look up and surprise a family of deer. A buck, a doe and two fauns are investigating our “garden” (mostly weeds at the moment). They looked up at me, but didn’t bolt. I quietly [...]

Well, the board has met and made its official proposal. There will be a congregational meeting at the end of the month to finalize the budget, but the Religious Education program has been gutted. They are replacing the Director of Religious Education with a Religious Education Volunteer Coordinator. This means about 5 hours of time a [...]

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So I had a very fruitful meeting with my Religious Education Committee (i.e. “George”). We need to come up with some budget proposals in the wake of the recent church upheaval. Our minister has left for greener pastures (I can’t blame him). And our student attendance is so low that most week-ends, only my own [...]

The Barbershop Harmony Society  has a collection of 12 standards that are collectively called the BarberPole Cat tunes. In theory, if you are a BHS member from a Swedish chapter, you could visit a chapter in Japan and be able to sing any of these songs with the local members. I say in theory, because each [...]

Well, after a year or so on Live Journal, I’m back to Wordpress. I have had my own hosting for some time, but hadn’t really looked into what Wordpress can do when you’re not using an account at wordpress.com. It’s pretty nifty. The editor is far more seamless; it’s a jillion times more customizable, and [...]

I just got an invitation from a friend to go play ping pong with him this afternoon at the Senior Center.
The saddest part is, I’ll probably go.

 It's done!
When I was 20 years old or so, a friend came over to my house and asked me to go rock climbing with him. I had never done anything remotely like this, but it sounded like fun. We drove out to a quarry in Snelling, California, and after about 15 minutes of instruction and safety [...]