Archive for September, 2007
28 September 2007 | 08:46 AM
Spiders, Spiders Everywhere
~~~Day’?s Verse:Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!2 Cor. 5:17~~~
The Westborough train station harbors more spiders than any normal metal structure. Everywhere you look, spider webs drape from corner to corner, edge to edge, railing to railing, over nearly every surface. Let me [...]
27 September 2007 | 09:02 AM
Wishy-Washy
~~~Day’?s Verse:Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you? You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everybody.2 Cor 3:1-2~~~
The hypothetical brownies I mentioned in my previous post–which, incidentally, took no harm from having expired baking [...]
23 September 2007 | 02:47 PM
Our Baking Powder Expired in 2004
~~~Day’?s Verse:Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong1 Cor 16:13~~~
…but I still use it in cookies and brownies.
Speaking of baking, what genre of novel should I write for my NaNoWriMo novel this year? I loved the romance novel, and it practically wrote itself every night, but how [...]
21 September 2007 | 09:42 AM
Those Travelling Blues
~~~Day’?s Verse:Do everything in love.1 Cor 16:14~~~
Reading our friend Ben’s blog the other day, he said:
I think it is with rare exception that people like to travel.
Then he described the amazing variety of countries he’?d visited. Immediately I commented, telling him that I must be a rare exception, because by and large traveling’?s low on [...]
20 September 2007 | 06:44 AM
39 Peanuts are 7% of Your Daily Protein*
~~~Day’?s Verse:The last enemy that will be abolished is death.1 Cor 15:26~~~
Last Thursday I drove in to work and arrived about 7:00, which gave me LOTS of time to do some housekeeping. I stole some cleaning wipes from the cube next door and began cleaning all flat surfaces with a Lysol-inspired vengeance (or perhaps just [...]
15 September 2007 | 02:38 PM
’Partment Perks
~~~Day’?s Verse:No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.1 Cor 10:13~~~
Walking to the bakery nearby this [...]
12 September 2007 | 07:35 AM
3,278.5 Miles by the Odometer
~~~Day’?s Verse:Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.1 Cor. 9:19~~~
As of September 1, I could have ridden this route on my bike from Boston to Seattle, plus a little bit:View Larger Map
Alternatively, you could look at it this way, pretending [...]
10 September 2007 | 05:49 AM
Letters to the Editor
~~~Day’?s Verse:Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.1 Cor 8:9~~~
Aaaand here they are, our scathing and witty contributions to today’?s Seattle Times:
Aoid the problem
Reading “Cellphone dilemma,” it strikes me that school districts, like a mom treating her toddler’s sniffles, have overlooked the best solution: [...]
9 September 2007 | 05:32 AM
Joining a Family Tradition
~~~Day’?s Verse:Do not go out hastily to argue your case;Otherwise, what will you do in the end,When your neighbor humiliates you?Proverbs 25:8~~~
I still read The Seattle Times online. It keeps me up-to-date on local interests and events, and it reminds me every day that I’?m coming back to Seattle soon. Anyway, a few days ago [...]
7 September 2007 | 06:00 AM
21 School Buses and a Jar of Chocolate
~~~Day’?s Verse:The wife’?s body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband’?s body does not belong to him alone but to his wife.1 Cor 7:3~~~
Since schools started, I’?ve noticed an abundance of school buses along my new bike route. The other day I estimated to Ian [...]
