Poem Repertoire vol. 1
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It's recently come into my mind to start reading poetry instead of
occasionally writing lousy examples of it. In the back of my mind is
building a reperto...
The Boy Scouts
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After wrestling with the issue in a very public manner for a few months,
the Boy Scouts of America announced that they will no longer ban gay scouts
from t...
Pope says atheists can be saved
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Pope Francis preached a homily in which he pretty much said that atheists
too can do good and therefore can go to heaven. (Notice the assumption
that salv...
Memorial Day Tracts for Your Church
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We made 5,000 of these special tracts for our Memorial Weekend evangelistic
endeavor; perhaps you will want to print a few thousand yourself and stamp
your...
Some pics for your enjoyment...
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Lord willing, this Saturday our youngest son Taylor will wed Miss Réze (pronounced
reesa) Schreuder, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Niek (Therese) Schreu...
Mom's house goes to market
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6804 Towerwood Dr, Arlington, TX 76001
Comments: Mom moved into a retirement home March 1st. Since then
(championed by my sister): house clean out ... e...
Keys To Healing
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1. Be open to hearing God's voice.
2. When hearing His voice, be open to accepting when He tells you there is
sin in your life, and repent.
3. When you r...
Not All Cake
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Levi Heiple has graciously interacted with my post on technology and
education here. As he notes, we have a good bit of common ground -- and so
what foll...
The Engineering Student and the Frog
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A handsome and wealthy prince ran afoul of a witch, who promptly turned him
into a frog. What do these witches have against princes anyhow? The frog
hoppe...
More Favorite Things
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Today was the Smocking meeting in Richfield. I drove 1 1/2 hours to meet
with 20 some ladies who share a common interest; sewing for children. It
is a gr...
Grammar and Spelling Fail
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I saw this yesterday, in Gardena, while visiting Mom and taking her
shopping at the local Wal*Mart.
Gardena, California: "We are who you thought we were."
Wait till next year
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Sorry, Cubs fans, but it's already certain that the Cubbies will not win
the World Series. No, it's not their record, which apparently is already
dismal a...
Why I Carry a Handgun for Protection, Vol. 62
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Because in the city in which we reside the supposed good guys can sometimes
actually turn out to be the bad guys.
Detectives with the Arizona Department of...
The End of the Road
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When I decided to abandon this blog, I thought I’d experience a sudden
desire to feverishly write all the posts I’d never gotten around to writing
over the...
My 2012 Fantasy Team: Grumpy Old Men
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These boys better perform. I want consistency. Last year my team would
score 140 points one weekend, and 70 the next. I have no clue how good any
of th...
So I had this bird
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by Tiger Lilly She was a beautiful girl, turquoise feathers with a yellow
cap (a very rare color for parakeets). My aunt found her after a huge storm
in 20...
The Greek alphabet song: now with MORE COWBELL!
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Pretty funny. It also uses the tune I've used to teach the alphabet:
(I would quibble about American pronunciation of the a's [as in bad rather than father...
A sweet young couple, one of whom attends my church, is considering marriage, but sad to say, they're religiously divided. He's a Deere man, and she likes Internationals. At least it's not a Ford/Chevy divide, or else I fear they'd have to break up.
2 comments:
traditionally, she would be expected to take her husband's preference in marriage.
in her corner, the wife typically gets to drive the new one, anyway.
Well, I know another religiously divided family in Colorado--same scenario--and they've got five kids now. I think that's what happened......
....but boy was she ticked when my wife and I got them both new Deere caps as part of their wedding gift!
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