My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command – John 15:9-17 (12-14 printed) Background Jesus is giving the disciples his last words before he is crucified. …
Two plus Two = Blue Green Algae
On a very hot September day, my daughter and I made our way to Livermore, Ca. to have lunch with a young woman we haven't seen in a while. Family friend, and one of the people that affectionately calls me dad, she sat in front of us with eyes full of life, story, and of …
Local Fan…
This week I was invited to a reading by the wonderful author, doodle artist and friend, J Clement Wall. It was held at Peet's Coffee on a warm summer evening. Everything seemed to be "right" about the night - even the normal traffic was gone, so where I thought I would be very late to …
Have napkin will travel…
Ok, I admit it. I have a bit of control freak in me. I like things in order, I'm a fan of symmetry, I appreciate defined lines. People always get on me because I will never wear wrinkled clothes, and I used to be so bad I had my closet organized by solids, then stripes and …
Learning a Thing or Two…
(I started this post a little while ago, but with my travel, wasn't able to finish it until now. Interestingly enough, I'm finding that what I'm experiencing now is an extension of what is in this post... I'm thinking there will be a "part 2 to this...) The last couple of weeks have been pretty …
Gettin to Know Ya…
I'm such a creature of habit... I'm sure we all are, but I'm really bad at it. So much so, that I don't even have to order at some places... they see me coming and my order is up by the time I come in the door. I realize that I've been that way online …
Kid Stuph is growing up…
Not really :-). Just getting a well needed facelift. When I first started the blog, I knew that the format was only going to satisfy me for a short time. I didn't like the fact that the older format only had a fixed header, and just some of the text and layout was a bit …
One Is the Loneliest Number…
My mom's favorite story of me is when I was very young. I would go into the kitchen, take all of the pots and pans out of the cupboard, climb inside and sit there. I would be there for hours, by myself, in the dark, just chilling out. Every once in a while, she would …
Birphday Stuph
Tomorrow I mark another year. I don't know why, but I'm looking forward to this particular mark more than years past. How can you be excited about getting older? I know, weird isn't it? I shouldn't be surprised though. One of the things I appreciate about my mom is that she continually teaches me to appreciate …
Cheers… Well, Not Really, But Close…
Whenever I go to Reno for business, I always make a point of having breakfast at Peg's Glorified Ham n Eggs. The food is excellent, and if you are a bacon lover like me (sorry, J 🙂 ), it is paradise. What astounds me, however, is not the enormous amount of food that I can never …