Archive for June, 2005
30 June 2005 | 04:19 AM
Lost in London Again
~~~Day’s Verse:Who is wise? Let him give heed to these things,And consider the lovingkindnesses of the Lord.Psalm 107:43~~~
I dreamed last night that I had to go visit somebody here in London. I took the bus to SW South Street then realized I needed to get off at NW South Street. I kept riding the bus [...]
29 June 2005 | 01:01 PM
A Cesspool in the River of the Internet
~~~Day’s Verse:Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,From everlasting even to everlasting.Psalm 106:48~~~
Sometimes I think the wider internet, the one they say changes all the time, has passed by my sphere. Things change in that sphere once every month, or every two weeks if somebody feels ambitious; checking anything on a daily basis, [...]
28 June 2005 | 02:44 PM
Crêpeing Around
~~~Day’s Verse:Oh give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name;Make known His deeds among the peoples.Psalm 105:1~~~
The night after the murder I dreamed that flies filled my room. I dreamed that they covered the bunk above me, swarming blackly, flying everywhere. I dreamed that fly eggs the size of jellybeans covered the floor and [...]
26 June 2005 | 12:18 PM
Clue, London Style
~~~Day’s Verse:The Lord is compassionate and gracious,Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.Psalm 103:8~~~
Exhibit 1: The Crime Scene.
Exhibit 2: The Victim.
Exhibit 3: The Weapon.
You have means. Now: motive and murderer?
26 June 2005 | 05:11 AM
Ethna Herron, Irish Relative Extraordinare
~~~Day’s Verse:For as high as the heavens are above the earth,So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.Psalm 103:11-12~~~
I met a couple of my far-distant Irish relatives yesterday: a lady named Ethna Herron and her daughter, [...]
25 June 2005 | 07:22 AM
Frying-Pan Squished Bananas
~~~Day’s Verse:Of old You founded the earth,And the heavens are the work of Your hands.Even they will perish, but You endure.Psalm 102:25-26~~~
When I got up yesterday somebody had put the frying pan away right on top of my bananas. Edge down, too, so it just cut right into them. Then when I moved the frying [...]
24 June 2005 | 11:48 AM
Fabio Carrera!! And an MQP Meeting
~~~Day’s Verse:I will set no worthless thing before my eyes;I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not fasten its grip on me.Psalm 101:3~~~
On Wednesday, my sponsors, MQP advisor, and I met. That day I spent nervous, wondering if I should prepare more than simply printing all the products out and organizing [...]
23 June 2005 | 07:05 AM
Saved by the Golden Arches
~~~Day’s Verse:Know that the Lord Himself is God;It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.Psalm 100:3~~~
I went into a McDonald’s a couple days ago. This broke a promise I had sworn to myself when I arrived in London that I would not enter [...]
22 June 2005 | 04:29 AM
Par Avion With Love
~~~Day’s Verse:The Lord is great in Zion,And He is exulted above all the peoples.Psalm 99:2~~~
We’ve sweated our way through the last six days. Before that, London kept cool, literally. I wore two layers and turned my gray jacket that has a non-thievable inside pocket into a purse. My jeans and I maintained a comfortably close [...]
21 June 2005 | 05:37 AM
The Zen of Shopping
~~~Day’s Verse:Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth;Break forth and sing for joy and sing praises.Let the sea roar and all it contains, The world and those who dwell in it.Let the rivers clap their hands,Let the mountains sing together for joy…Psalm 98:4, 7-8~~~
I’ve been thinking about this lately. The stores in this area, [...]
