Archive for February, 2010
13 February 2010 | 08:19 AM
Pretty In Pink — My Bike, That Is
~~~Day’s Verse:You will be a crown of splendor in the LORD’s hand, a royal diadem in the hand of your God. Isaiah 62:3~~~ Yesterday Ian gave me an unexpected but wonderful Valentine’s Day present: New fenders. I kept seeing and drooling over a pair of fenders in the window at JRA Bike Shop, which occupies [...]
10 February 2010 | 08:09 PM
Frowny Face
~~~Day’s Verse:“Simply put, if you’re not willing to take what is dearest to you, whether plans or people, and kiss it good-bye, you can’t be my disciple.”Luke 14:33~~~ I got my first flat while commuting in Washington while home on the Burke-Gilman trail tonight. I felt particularly depressed when I realized my problem because night [...]
10 February 2010 | 01:16 PM
Confirmation Is So…Stinky?!
~~~Day’s Verse:Because you got a double dose of trouble and more than your share of contempt,Your inheritance in the land will be doubled and your joy go on forever.Isaiah 61:~7 (context)~~~ After having conducted a controlled experiment, I can confirm that it’s the dried apricots themselves, not the preservatives in store-brand dried apricots. Sorry, anybody [...]
9 February 2010 | 09:22 AM
Volunteers and Cats: Both Have Unfathomable Motives
~~~Day’s Verse:“Arise, shine, for your light has come,and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.”Isaiah 60:1~~~ I recently learned that the Independent Sector places a dollar value on time people spend volunteering. Apparently this year it’s $20.25 per hour per person. That means the 61.8 million Americans who volunteered in 2008 (the most recent [...]
8 February 2010 | 12:11 PM
Baked Yesterday
~~~Day’s Verse:So justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We look for light, but all is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in deep shadows.Isaiah 59:9~~~ I have no picture, alas, but yesterday evening Nadia and I made this amazing berry pie. Here is the recipe: Pop-Pop’s Fruit Pie Crust4 cups [...]
7 February 2010 | 09:09 AM
Personal Updates
~~~Day’s Verse:“And if you give yourself to the hungryAnd satisfy the desire of the afflicted,Then your light will rise in darknessAnd your gloom will become like midday.”Isaiah 58:10~~~ First of all, I forgot to mention that the open house at the Bike Alliance on Thursday went incredibly well. I set up a table outside on [...]
4 February 2010 | 12:20 PM
Short Circuit
~~~Day’s Verse:Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger in the dirt. They kept at him, badgering him. He straightened up and said, “The sinless one among you, go first: Throw the stone.” Bending down again, he wrote some more in the dirt.John 8:6-8 (context)~~~ At my new job, I’m learning to that input from [...]
