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The Book

arrived this afternoon! ESV Literary Study Bible For $10 more, and many week's wait I got the leatherish edition. I've got some catching up to do!
Marketing 101

A local farmer sells meat to private buyers. This farmer, trained in the Puddle Glum School of Marketing, calls my friend and says, "I don't suppose you want to buy a ______ (insert animal)." I understand that farmer.…
25 Random Things About Me

Speaking of insomnia...this post just wrote itself last night. 1. I really enjoy reading random things about my friends. The more random, the more enjoyable. 2. I chafe at the punctuation rule requiring end mark…
As If I Have Nothing To Do

my, cough cough, dryer lint collection I'm having a hard time...focusing. Fourth Sunday of Advent. Wrapping presents. Two daughters-in-law going into labor any time now. One induction was postponed until tomorrow. Pr…
Socks, Anyone?

"The U.S. Army is especially interested in socks. Troops suffer horrendous blister problems from their months of marching and training in boots. In recent years, the problem got so bad that the army commissioned studi…
Something New

I took my own bags to the grocery store today. I have a ginormous IKEA bag made out of the blue tarp material. When I was in Maine, I was impressed that the majority of shoppers brought their own bags. "I could do t…
Can You Cut Up A Chicken?

Another getting to know you post. While I was in Maine our small town/small university hosted Joel Salatin as keynote speaker of the Oregon Rural Action Annual Convention. Several friends went and I'm soaking up the…
No Dancing in Waltzing Matilda

File this under: "You Learn Something New Every Day." I'm catching up on People and Places itching to get out of the "A" countries and into the "Bs". But the section on Australia is HUGE. And next thing you know, …
How Do You Hug?

I'm still processing our trip to Southern California. It was both a wedding celebration and a mini family reunion, including the colorful Croatian characters (she said fondly) who are our family-by-extension. There …
Politics, Just This Once

I stumbled onto this quote last week from a man for whom I have little admiration. I'm not making a specific application of the quote, but I couldn't resist posting it. "He knows nothing, and he thinks he knows everyt…