Category Archives: Holidays other than Christmas
Of Holy War and Hope.
And so it begins. Corn-yellow sun streaked afternoons with the windows rolled down, fireflies and lemonade on endless twilight evenings. Sweet, salt air and crashing waves. Time to turn up the radio and air conditioning, and toss those shoes to … Continue reading
Hey, Julian.
My a-DORABLE twelve year old little sister received an “anonymous” heart shaped lollipop at school for Valentine’s day yesterday. Anonymous. I find this to be slightly suspect for a myriad of reasons. You might want to sit down-the emotion is … Continue reading
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Of Forest Fires, and Chocolate Covered Anti-Depressants.
As promised: a recap of our New Years celebration in Dakar. Given that I was still stuck on that blasted couch, the New Year’s Eve dance party that we’d had planned…didn’t really pan out. [Though Michelle and I DID invent some wildly … Continue reading
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Of Things Unseen. [He Writes Better Stories.]
“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:18 A year ago today, I was trapped in the throes … Continue reading
I Still Want a Hovercraft.
In approximately 24 hours, like it or not, we’re going to be thrust into 2011. [And for the record, I think I’m going to love it. More on that later.] It’s entirely amusing to think about the things I was … Continue reading
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