Monthly Archives: October 2002

I am trying Haloscan for a while to see if it will be more a bit more reliable than enetation for my commenting system. And quietly I’m making plans for the rehosting of this blog which I can see is … Continue reading →

Halloween is a lot like the Christmas season. There are a number of different groups of people celebrating around the same time for different reasons. Just like at Christmas time, there are a number of different religious holidays and observances … Continue reading →

The Family From Whence She Came

I saw “Mr. Deeds” last night. You know how a movie can be so bad it’s good? This wasn’t that kind of movie at all. It was just bad. I’m not even going to link it from this page. There … Continue reading →

I went looking for Rosalinda this afternoon to give my hair and beard the favorite aunt treatment, but she doesn’t work on Tuesdays. I need to remember that. So I walked down the strip to see if Mr. James could … Continue reading →

I was just reminded of an old favorite recording of mine that did not make the format conversion from cassette tape to CD. I haven’t heard Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells in forever, but it’s one of my all-time favorite instrumentals. … Continue reading →

It’s back! Arts and Letters Daily has been saved from bankruptcy by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

There are nicknames you choose, nicknames that are chosen for you, and the ones that just emerge as endearments used in daily life with those who love you. I noticed that all of my kids have endearment nicknames in my … Continue reading →

Last night’s game seven was the first baseball game in years that I actually sat down and watched with interest in years. Maybe since the last time the Astros had a chance. Anyway, I was very glad when the Angels … Continue reading →

I’m sitting here listening to Peter Gabriel sing “In Your Eyes” and that song always reminds me of the scene in “Say Anything” where Lloyd Dobler is standing in front of his car holding up his boom box playing that … Continue reading →

You know it’s going to be a fun day when you’re accosted the minute you walk in the door, before you have a chance to put down your things, by a coworker who says, “Oh, so *there* you are!” Critical … Continue reading →

Like just about everyone else, Heidi and I loved My Big Fat Greek Wedding. I think I know why this was a hit. Good romantic comedies are pretty common, but this one was more of a romance about family — … Continue reading →

People. Fellow Christians. Can we talk? This is one of my biggest Christian Busybody pet peeves. Let’s look at the pattern here: Girl brings home a book targeted toward adolescents with some arguably inappropriate (but hardly uncommon for kids of … Continue reading →

It is hard to findA man who has desireFor what he has not tasted,Or who tastes the worldAnd is untouched. Here in the worldSome crave pleasure,Some seek freedomBut it is hard to findA man who wants neither. He is a … Continue reading →

This poem by Edward Estlin Cummings is my favorite ever. i am a little church(no great cathedral)far from the splendor and squalor of hurrying cities-i do not worry if briefer days grow briefest,i am not sorry when sun and rain … Continue reading →