Monthly Archives: July 2003

Here it is: We picked it up last night, during the extremely nasty storm (fierce wind, torrential rain, crashing lightning, booming thunder, frightening hail, and wratch and such). Now I just need one of these so I can listen to … Continue reading →

“The basic motive of the Idealist type is the desire for perfection.” Well, I suppose that’s better (at least connotatively) than being a hedonist.

We’re from our first trip to California. Travel was smooth, weather was hot and muggy (for which all the native So-Cal folks apologized and theorized that we must have brought the humidity with us from Pennsylvania because, you see, it’s … Continue reading →

Please pray for my Mom and Dad. They need it right now.

Mark Pilgrim: There is a concept in Zen Buddhism called “keeping child’s mind”. It means… well, it means many things, as all things in Zen do, but its meaning was never so clear to me as the other night. I … Continue reading →

Actually, going to Cali for the first time. Be back Saturday.

Read Day Three here.Read Day Two here.Read Day One here. Sadly, Mary Anne wasn’t feeling very well this morning. Gracie, Jen, Clair, and I headed down to the beach to check things out. Gracie, as always, wanted to build a … Continue reading →

The Steve Jobs weblog: Passed by an Indian buffet restaurant last night. They advertise “more than 100 items”. I really wonder where they got the idea from… OK, not that funny, but worth a chuckle or two. Selling Singles: “If … Continue reading →

Jodi Noffsinger: In an effort to appeal to the younger, and often non-church-going population, churches are bringing technology such as cameras, projection screens and computers into their worship ministries. No way!

I’ve had a strong desire lately to restart an old project of mine, one that I killed in 1998, one that dominated my life for two years. Anonymous Joe was the band I played in from 1996-1998. I officially ended … Continue reading →