How's that for a post title? Sometimes, when you're about to embark on an explanation of a lot of disconnected information, you have to state the obvious. So there you go. Last Thursday, while minding my own business, I was involved in a car accident up on Hwy 9. (For those of you who don't live in the Puget Sound area, let me just say that Hwy 9 is a two-lane, 50 mph speedway that regularly hosts accidents--many of them fatal). It was a gray, rainy afternoon (my favorite) and I was stopped at ... continue reading...
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Whiplash, Macaroons, and The Sacred Romance
We're leaving Tahoe in the morning and heading to the Oregon Coast. I can hardly believe I get to be in both places on the same trip. Here's a memory from another visit. I'll be sitting on that same bench soon. How's that for a post title? Sometimes, when you're about to embark on an explanation of a lot of disconnected information, you have to state the obvious. So there you go. Last Thursday, while minding my own business, I was involved in a car accident up on Hwy 9. (For those of you who ... continue reading...
One Year Bible: October 21
“Who kept the sea inside its boundaries as it burst from the womb, and as I clothed it with clouds and wrapped it in thick darkness? For I locked it behind barred gates, limiting its shores. I said, ‘This far and no farther will you come. Here your proud waves must stop!’ Job 38:8-11 To read today's portion of scripture, you can purchase The One Year Bible or find the following in your Bible: Job 37:1-39:30 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:10 Psalm 44:9-26 Proverbs 22:13 oxygen I've heard it said ... continue reading...
One Year Bible: August 31
Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much. Who determined its dimensions and stretched out the surveying line? What supports its foundations, and who laid its cornerstone as the morning stars sang together and all the angels houted for joy? “Who kept the sea inside its boundaries as it burst from the womb, and as I clothed it with clouds and wrapped it in thick darkness? For I locked it behind barred gates, limiting its ... continue reading...
One Year Bible: January 23
"Sweeter than honey ... " "The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; the statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them Your ... continue reading...
The Beez Neez
We went queen-shopping last month down at the local bee supply store. That's where you go when you're in need of a queen, don't you know. Picked us up a nice little Italian queen whom we promptly named Luccia. What ... did you want us to call her Mitzi? We've been beekeepers for about seven years now. Maybe eight. It all started when I got rear-ended up on Highway 9, two minutes from home, on a rainy afternoon when the girl behind the truck behind me forgot how to brake. Her explanation for ... continue reading...