Archive for May, 2006
29 May 2006 | 08:55 AM
Not Dead Yet!
~~~Day’s Verse:Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.Ecclesiastes 4:12~~~
We made it back to Washington intact; our train, contrary to the fears of some of our fellow-passengers, hit no cows and did not derail. We took a train coach to Albany; then overnight to Chicago [...]
22 May 2006 | 04:31 PM
Moving On
~~~Day’s Verse:Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.Ecclesiastes 4:6~~~
We moved today. As I sit on the floor, typing with the keyboard on my knees and the monitor directly on hardwood for the first time ever, Ian is running the vacuum over our vacuous bedroom. Blocks of dust [...]
20 May 2006 | 05:36 PM
Cool Out. Just COOL OUT.
~~~Day’s Verse:A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.A time to search and a time to give up as lost;A time to keep and a time to throw away.Ecclesiastes 3:8-6~~~
This is more for my records than anybody else’s interest. So please do read, [...]
17 May 2006 | 06:16 AM
More Huge Centipedes
~~~Day’s Verse:A time to kill and a time to heal;A time to tear down and a time to build up.A time to weep and a time to laugh;A time to mourn and a time to dance.Ecclesiastes 3:3-4~~~
Last night I hung out with friends until 1 am. I hoped to sleep in as a result, but [...]
16 May 2006 | 12:31 PM
All Babies are Cute
~~~Day’s Verse:There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven — A time to give birth and a time to die;A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.Ecclesiastes 3:1-2~~~
Dropping our load of stuff off at the apartment, Ian and I saw a rare [...]
15 May 2006 | 04:46 PM
In Loneliness, Character Revealed
~~~Day’s Verse:Thus I considered all my activites which my hands had done and the labor I had exerted, and behold all was vanity and striving after wind and there was no profit under the sun.Ecclesiastes 2:11~~~
The last three days have involved high levels of strong emotions, which means one of two things for my blog:
I [...]
13 May 2006 | 04:27 PM
~~~Day’s Verse:In much wisdom there is much grief, and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain.Ecclesiastes 1:18~~~
Today Ian and I left the apartment fairly early with a carful of dirty laundry, boxes of books, and miscellaneous belongings. We piled them in the apartment, used our washer and dryer for the first time (nice, but the dryer [...]
12 May 2006 | 10:00 AM
Last Tuesday through Yesterday: An Accounting
~~~Day’s Verse:Open your mouth for the mute,For the rights of the unfortunate.Proverbs 31:8~~~
I intended to write a day-by-day account of the last week or so, but when I went to catalogue each day I found that they blended into one smooth memory. So I decided to pick out highlights to share with you. I may [...]
10 May 2006 | 04:16 AM
Off the Edge
~~~Day’s Verse:He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning,It will be reckoned a curse to him.Proverbs 27:14~~~
No, my dear readers, I have not yet given up on you. In fact, I have sojurned in Eastham on Cape Cod with a dozen to two dozen of my dear CBF friends since [...]
2 May 2006 | 01:39 PM
Not With a Bang
~~~Day’s Verse:Like a bird that wanders from her nest,So is a man who wanders from his home.Proverbs 27:8~~~
I took the Surveying final exam this morning, and just now found out I got a 91% on it. That is about on-par with my work in that class; I expect to get a very solid B. Then [...]
