February 2012
Last night 3 people fell asleep on my shoulders - but they had to do it in shifts, ‘cuz I only have two shoulders.
the streets are bare like a major holiday
Just sent my Wonderful Wife a msg to take her time coming home. Then her phone pinged right beside me. She’ll get the msg when she gets home.
January 2012
that was a nice quiet night. I need more like that!
Um… PEOPLE! If there is 2” of snowy, slippery, Oregon slush on the road, you can’t drive like normal. #seriously
We have snow in Rainier! #snomageddon
My normally Smiling Son cried & cried at having to be away from me today. It broke my heart.
According to Brian McLaren, in his book: Generous Orthodoxy, there isn’t room in the Church for someone like me. I knew it!
Oh good, It’s only the head gaskets. $2350 thats all.
hungryangrylonelytired
After two phone failures & watching the kids drop the Kindle, I added insurance to @wifenkids’ phone & Kindle. #nooffensehoney
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Some think it takes a lot of time to learn the rules. It doesn’t. Maybe they just want to know we can conform and submit. We can. We just don’t want to. Especially when the rules are silly.
Could there really be 2 former EMS pros, now homeless, from New Orleans who need ambulance transport in the past month? Or the same guy?
Spent the morning shuttling my Dad for a pre-surgery consult - now, to get 2-3 hrs sleep before work tonight.
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I remember being 19. It was heady. I knew everything, had no fear, and I saw life as full of opportunity. I was anxious to explore freedom and couldn’t wait to get away from the chains that held me back. I actually thought I was smarter than everyone else. I was not open to advice, and I couldn’t wait to make my mark. My only restriction, as I saw it, was money. If I just had a good cash flow, I...
Singing Away in a Manger my kids. “round yon virgin.” they both yawn. My son says “hey! I like to yawn!”
December 2011
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Should MILs criticize SILs behind their backs? Discuss among yourselves.
It looks like my beloved, 17yo 4Runner is totalled. Good thing I pout new tires on it!
Welcome to Open Library (Open Library) http://ping.fm/9DqzQ
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Merry Christmas! http://ping.fm/CzxkP
I remember driving all over town, frantically completing my Xmas shopping. Now, 5 tabs on my browser, same frantic feeling.
Warming Fire Faith http://ping.fm/q6HBU
Good days are made for sharing - as are the bad. But transparency and integrity demand that we share both. This is authenticity!
Crazy Homeless Man being arrested: “I am the one percent!”
Interview went well. I think.
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Surrender, part 3 →
Sometimes – usually – it is outside of our control.
In fact, almost everything in my life is outside of my control. And yet, I have this incredible need to feel like I have some input. But I don’t.
My schedule, my travel, even when I am awake or asleep – all of these are influenced by various people and entities. All of these require some form of compromise, communication, and cooperation.
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No cavities!!
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Oops! Keys locked in car. 50” before Pop-aLock gets here. #ruhroh
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Our Kindle Fire will be here on Thursday!
10 Seconds From Every Hit Song of the '80s
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Broken down by year!
1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 (via)
Beautiful morning - even w/o the eclipse. The stars and solitude are awesome. I’m going to miss this house.
Beautiful, clear morning here in Rainier. The Moon is 90% eclipsed in a dark red shadow.
If you have a chainsaw, & a woodstove/fireplace, I have a 40 ft alder you can have! Come and get it!!
There are a lot of people who don’t understand why I am so honest and transparent on this blog. Many more don’t understand why I have very few secrets. Still others, are concerned that my thoughts, words, and emotions will be discouraging to others. I’ve actually found the reverse to be true. In other words, many people tell me they are encouraged by my transparency.
I suppose I have no fear of...
I’m on a train - blogging. (Not using #oldspice )
Disappointed, but not defeated. (Prayers please)
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