Monthly Archives: April 2006
Global Night Commute
Tonight is the global night commute to raise awareness about the situation of the invisible children in Uganda. 1.8 million people have been forcibly displaced during the twenty year long war. About a thousand people die every week due to … Continue reading
Filed under in the news
Happy Birthday Dad!
Today is the culmination of my dad’s birthweek, better known as his birthday. My dad has always been steadfast in his hard work and dedication to all of us and his quiet strength. He’s a really cool guy (excellent guitarist, … Continue reading
Filed under family life, general
I love this sort of thing
Check out this interactive zip code map! (HT: Macon)
Filed under technology
Homer, Marge and Bart Ehrman
My former professor, Bart Ehrman, was on today’s Fresh Air. I thought his discussion with Terry Gross was better than some he’s done in the past, or maybe I am just getting more tolerant of Dr. Ehrman. I listen to … Continue reading
Also Interesting…
AN OPEN LETTER ABOUT OPEN EMBRACE posted by Sam and Bethany Torode on openembrace.com. I have deep respect for any author willing to be honest and upfront and say publically “we’ve changed our minds.” Now, their mischaracterization of Augustine and … Continue reading
Interesting…
A study released recently documents some of the medical problems associated with having children “too close” together. I know that it takes the uterus two full years to recover from a pregnancy, so most of this didn’t suprise me too … Continue reading
Filed under general, in the news
Jack of all Crafts, Master of None
I dabble in many crafty activities but remain an “advanced beginner” in most. I’ve been knitting for five or six years and still only make scarves, baby blankets and little baby hats. I’ve resolved to try my hand at knitting … Continue reading
Filed under crafting, family life
Homebirth Reflections (4 months later)
After the adrenaline of birth and with plenty of time for pondering, I bring you the aforepromised homebirth reflections: My sweet midwife Audrey told us the first time she met us that once we had a homebirth, we would never … Continue reading
Filed under parental ponderings
3 out of 4 ain’t bad
We also got some video of Kate egg hunting, perhaps I’ll upload that someday… I have a lot of pictures to upload…
Filed under family life, photo love
True Evil
So, Wal-Mart and Sam’s are stocking so much more organic stuff these days. It’s so hard, because I want to buy from my small local health food store (owned by members of our small group, even!) but they outprice them … Continue reading
Father Damien Day
Today is Father Damien Day in Hawaii. Father Damien was a Flemish Catholic missionary to the lepers on the island of Molokai. His official feast day is May 10, but in Hawaii he is remembered on April 15 along with … Continue reading
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