Archive for May, 2006

Dear G.I.

Saturday, May 27th, 2006

I don’t know personally any individual serving in Iraq or Afganistan right now…but I want to write to someone to express how much I appreciate what you are doing.
I believe in you. I thank you. I care about you.
I think there are good reasons not to have sent you in the first place…and [...]

Summertime

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

I’d move somewhere that is always summer…
…except that I’ve been there. And they don’t appreciate it. Not like we do.

Sunburned

Saturday, May 20th, 2006

It hurts.
But I have to say: I’m glad for it.
Katie had her district-middle-school softball tournament today and somehow, despite all the patterns of the past 8 weeks it was sunny! Sunny and hot!
It was DELICIOUS sitting in the stands at Pike High School watching my girl play (REALLY WELL, I MIGHT ADD).
Her [...]

GUESS Who has the (2nd) Best Record in MLB right now.

Sunday, May 14th, 2006

Detroit Tigers. Yes sir. What a turnaround from a few years back. A quick run-down of the local major teams:
NBA: Pistons - Best regular season record, still fighting through their playoffs.
NHL: Redwings - Best regular season record, eliminated in the first round
MLB: Tigers - 2nd best regular season record (it’s early, I [...]

Weakly Update

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

I am committed to updating my blog at least once a weak…
Events of the past weak:
- my great aunt, Edna died. On my dad’s side, there were few relatives who ever felt like “family”. Uncle Bruce and Aunt Edna were FAMILY. The only remaining parent, uncle, aunt, etc. on Dad’s side is [...]

Modern and Post-Modern Pt 3

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

So where to end up?
Can we envision a message that transcends mindset?
Can we see BOTH modern and post-modern as incomplete and deeply flawed attempts to make sense of the world - and recognize that even our own *understanding* of the TRUTH may still be deeply flawed…but that TRUTH is bigger than our understanding?
A picture that [...]