Stranger on the Third Floor So…I paid my 10 bucks to park in the lot adjacent to Sullivan’s Funeral Home on Market Street in San Francisco a...
Hawaii is off, I can't lose weight and life kind of sucks
This isn't a happy post because I'm not feeling very happy. The Hawaii trip isn't going to happen. It's a long, sad story. B...
Belief vs Unbelief: Cleaning Up The Playing Field
The revival of atheism these days strikes me as a natural response to religious violence, bigotry, and hatred in the world. But I confess to...
I'm so excited about....Hawaii!
I just got off the phone with my niece that lives in North Pole, Alaska (near Fairbanks, AK). It's currently -32 degrees (that's bel...
Envivo De Michoacan II
Every day I forget that my purposes for what I do are only my purposes. God invariably has larger plans. Today I set out to study Spanish, a...
Internetless tonight
I've been without internet connection for the past five hours (except my phone, but that doesn't really count). It was almost as bad...
Envivo De Michoacan
Of course I am here to learn Spanish in the best way possible, I believe – several hours each day in class – so far my classes are one on on...
1 Pound Down!
After a week of working out all 5 days, and eating just so-so, I am pleased to report a loss of one pound! I hope to keep this momentum goi...
My story and my trigger
I read a really great post this morning written by Lynn at Lynn's Weigh (love her, she's another one of my heroes). She tells the s...
CMBA Hitchcock Blogathon: THREE CLASSIC HITCHCOCK KILLERS
Alfred Hitchcock once remarked that, “in the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog.” He resisted such clichés , preferring a ...
Thank you & finding peace
Thank you! Tonight I finally sat down and read all your sweet comments from my SOS post last Tuesday. Most of you can relate to my issues, a...
Focus on Film Noir: Barbara Stanwyck
Three films of legendary star to be screened at Noir City 9 Her childhood has been called Dickensian and the rags-to-riches trajectory of he...
Western Spirituality, Aelred, Special Loves and Honoring
What’s Western about Western Spirituality? The key figure, in my judgment, is today’s saint, Aelred of Rievaulx. Eastern Spirituality, for a...
Tying The World Together
Today I have been involved in a mission that felt quite ordinary, humble. But an old friend put a grander label on it this week, a label tha...
SOS: I just don't care
Yesterday I was talking to a friend at work. She's someone I've known for over twenty years, in different jobs at the same company. ...