It’s Wednesday morning and that means our Hyde Park branch library is having story time….my favorite; I probably love it more than the kids do! Anyway, Elliott is interested in going and we will be searching for a book he still remembers well and would like to check out once again: THE TREE IN THE…
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Thoughts from the Air
I’m here on my way to Orlando (via Fort Lauderdale) at the very back of a small plane. My butt hurts. I can’t stand up all the way, but I can see out the window. It’s been quite awhile since I’ve flown, since right before September 11 and I can’t help but think all my…
Read MoreBe careful what you wish for
As is usual in our life, we\’re at another money crisis point. It seems every 3 months or so clients either refuse to pay or pay incredibly slowly, and typically the higher the invoice, the longer they take to pay. We’re down to about $262. I would like to say I’m calm, but I’m not….
Read MoreHobbled by the burdens of gray
My least favorite season is winter. Winter in Ohio. Winter in Cincinnati. If the days and months were filled with snow (and occasional sun), I’d sense a glimpse of relief. Endless days of cold, darkened sky gray wears upon me like a burden. With snow there is brightness, and silent comfort; even amongst the umbrella…
Read MoreStyrofoam TVs and Ethereal Light
One can watch in wonderment and amazement at how creative children are if you just stop to look and listen as they play, not with bought toys, but with found objects. Yes, I have found that kids just don\’t need much to entertain themselves and perhaps the less they have, the more creative they are…
Read MoreWARNING OF RIGHTS
You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions. Do you understand? Anything you do say may be used against you in a court of law. Do you understand? Yes; I understand, and I understood this at the age of twelve or less. In my family, there was the reality that our…
Read MoreI can waste more time than you can
Sonya and I have been utterly exhausted as of late. Drained. We’ve been getting adequate sleep; perhaps we’re just begetting more sleep with sleep. Or we’re just really bored. My tenure at CHPC is nearly done, and I’m excited about the future and where I might be used. I hope to still be playing drums….
Read MoreAdequately Bland
I know much (well, all really) of what I post is very domestic and bland daily life rambling, but this is what I’ve become. A father. A husband – working at home, struggling, striving, learning, laughing and crying through the grand experiment of life – guided by our inadequacies, failings and faith that God has…
Read MoreUgh, not again
I just downed a few nips of NyQuil, and now am just waiting for a glassy haze and some rest. My whole body is a quivery, shivery, achy lump. The feeling that everything is not quite real, or happening. Sounds seem similar, yet old and worn, like a memory; and I half expect to walk…
Read MoreHappy New Year, you survived
Happy New Year to all. It’s a nice, quiet day with our best friends in town and time to just hang out, talk, avoid responsibility. We in fact, had talked right past midnight and “missed” the new year — I suppose we’re still in ’04.
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