It’s time again for Melli’s ABC photo challenge. We’re supposed to look for letters in common everyday things or in nature without actually manipulating anything to make the letter and without photographing the letter itself in a word or sign. We’re doing two letters a week, and this week it is U and V.
I think [...]

Works for Me Wednesday is a “backwards edition” this week, wherein we can ask a question for all the experienced experts out there.
My question is this: some of the new towels I buy sprout fuzz balls over over themselves and everything else in the washer the first several times they’re washed. Sometimes after repeated washing [...]

“Working With Wordpress” shows you how in 2 hours.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (March 31, 2009) — Social media tools like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn can be enormous time-wasters without a strategy. On Tuesday, April 9, “Working With Wordpress” will show you how to measure the impact of social media efforts, and coordinate them using Wordpress, one of [...]

I wish this showing was scheduled for some other weekend. I just can’t make it work, but I sure wish I could. Watching the movie with the live orchestra would be amazing!

For many, “the good life” is a comfortable existence until age 65 and then a carefree existence thereafter. Retirement is “the promised land” where work is over and years of self-indulgence, travel, and relaxation await. Unfortunately, few give any thought to whether or not the Scriptures speak to that modern idea of retirement. They do.
Consider [...]

Knowing that Laumer spent a portion of his life as a diplomat, I’d have to say that his view of diplomacy is quite depressing. In his series of short Retief stories, the CDT (Corp Diplomatic Terrestrial) consists of a bunch of wienies who want to attend parties, sign meaningless papers, and show displeasure [...]

I’m pleased (and humbly grateful!) to announce that I’ve been awarded the 2009 Raabe Prize For Excellence in Sacred Music Composition from the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians. Every two years, they offer a prize for a piece written in the last five years, that represents a “larger history of excellence on the part of [...]

What have you inherited? Inheritance is far more than what can be listed in a “last will and testament.” Some of what makes up our “inheritance” becomes crystal clear when we, as parents, look at our children and see ourselves, our parents, and/or our grandparents in our children’s appearance, mannerisms, interests, and personalities. For instance, [...]

I was surprised recently to see this sign in front of a place of business:

I guess that’s not so unusual in itself, except the place of business was this:

I wonder what kinds of food a gas station caters? Hot dogs? Pre-made sandwiches in little plastic boxes?
Somehow I don’t think I’ll be calling them for the [...]