I was going to have this thoughtful send off post before I take a break while we usher in 2009, but then I didn’t. I spent too much time trying to figure out how to add some features to my blog (anyone find a good ‘comment via email’ plugin for wordpress let me know). One of my goals for next year is to be more...
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I hope folks are enjoying the random Thursday posts. This is a collection of stuff from my random blog, On the Journey. I’ve put it in the sidebar (look toward the bottom of the right sidebar here on the blog). So, this will probably be the last random post like this. I might still include some pictures, but my hope is you...
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Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something. -Henry David Thoreau
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. -MLK
You are never going to...
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I’ve tried a couple times in the past years to reflect on Thanksgiving, this time I didn’t really know what to say. I’ll leave you with a couple articles I’ve read that I found encouraging.
Thanksgiving: A Native American View
Angst-giving
The Trouble with Thanksgiving
No Thanks to Thanksgiving
(mine...
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If I could figure out a way to smash random (or some other word) and Thursday together I’d make this a regular weekly posting just like YouTubesdays… Bonus points for someone who thinks of something creative.
Anyways, I do want to share a collection of things I’ve been posting over at On The Journey. Maybe this is...
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Every year, since I’ve been married (five years on June 21st!), I tried to read at least one book on marriage. That’s advice from Jerry Root, Pre-marriage counselor extraordinaire, who also suggest that in twenty years you write a book on marriage, because then as a couple you’ll have 40 years experience and the...
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