Tag Archives: DPchallenge
I’m Back … Sort Of
I’m back … well, sort of. For the past couple of weeks I’ve been feeling under the weather. It hasn’t been down on my back sick, but sick enough to muddle my brain {as if anyone could tell}. Technically, I’ve … Continue reading
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner can carry about 250 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,700 times in 2012. If it were a Dreamliner, … Continue reading
Book of Life
In the wake of the Mayan miscalculation, I was attracted to a sign in front of a Mennonite homestead yesterday. It read, “What’s written in your book of life?” Where I live, we have a number of Mennonite and Amish … Continue reading
Traditions
Traditions are a wonderful thing. They are a glue that binds families together. Doing the same thing every year has a certain appeal of continuity. A fellow blogger, writing at Field Notes from Fatherhood — http://fieldnotesfromfatherhood.com/2012/12/15/of-the-ties-that-bind-families-one-is-second-only-to-love-tradition/ — summed it well. … Continue reading
Wheeze, Rattle
Well, I’m back from the doctor’s and I told you I wasn’t really sick. Okay, maybe just a little. They went though the vitals. Weight, well, we won’t go there, but in my defense, I had my shoes on and … Continue reading
Cough, Cough, COUGH
In case anyone was wondering, I’ve been absent from the blogosphere for a few days because I’ve been sick. Not terminal. Not too serious. In fact, probably not too sick. I’ve had a nagging Cough, Cough, COUGH for almost a … Continue reading
Picture Perfect
I was driving today and couldn’t help noticing the barren trees on the side of the rural road. The branches reached out from the trunk with strange gnarls and twists that were unseen while under a blanket of leaves. Then … Continue reading
The Light 