Monthly Archive: June 2006

It’s Comcastic! 1

It’s Comcastic!

I don’t know what has gotten into my internet connection of late, but it looks as if the gods of broadband are looking down at me with favor. This was my lastest speed test, and I am loving it!  

Dodgeball 2

No More Dodge ball and Hopscotch?

“Barb, tell Mr. King we want to go play dodge ball.” My classmates seemed to think I was a teacher’s pet and could influence the teacher to let us out of class early for a game of dodge ball. We had hours and hours of fun in our school playground,...

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Solitary Place

The pastor this morning quoted from the Gospel of Mark: “And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.” He went on to say that too often we get caught up in the things of the...

Miquel with his hair cut 1

The Haircut

Miquel, after growing his hair long, chemically straightening it, and coloring it twice, has finally cut his hair. His reason is it will be a lot easier to take care of when going to camp and a lot cooler for the rest of the summer. I must be the last...

lighthouse in terragan post work 1

Terragen Lighthouse

I don’t often use a lot of postwork in my Terragens, but I am not a Terragen “purist” either. There are a lot of things Terragen just can’t do. Here is my latest, having added a lighthouse in post work: Click here to see a larger version in a new window....

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Fathers Day

Father’s Day This Father’s day I miss him more than ever. He would bring stability into my chaos. He would encourage and challenge. He always did. Words will never be adequate to sum up my dad. He raised me to always think. Wise enough to know that young people are...

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Scientists respond to Gore’s warnings of climate catastrophe

“Professor Bob Carter of the Marine Geophysical Laboratory at James Cook University, in Australia gives what, for many Canadians, is a surprising assessment: “Gore’s circumstantial arguments are so weak that they are pathetic. It is simply incredible that they, and his film, are commanding public attention.” What’s this? Someone even...

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1973 Time Life Music Collection

Adding to my Time Life collection from the year 1973. I can’t even begin to figure out which is my favorite. The classic Smoke on the Water, Dobey Gray’s Drift Away, which seemed to play endlessly as I would suntan by the pool, or We’re an American Band, Doobie Brothers,...

Installing Love 0

Installing Love

Customer: I’m trying to install LOVE but need some help. I’m not very technical, can you help? Service Rep: Sure. The first step is to open your HEART. Have you located your HEART? Customer: Yes I have, but there are several programs running right now. Is it okay to install...

dog crashed the party 4

A dog crashed our party

When spring starts, the calendar reveals the bulk of of our whole family’s birthdays - April, May, and June. June holds quite a few of them, so yesterday we had a combination 3 birthdays and we even threw in an early Father’s Day for my sister’s husband, George. The cookout/party was...

1972 2

1972

I suppose 1972 was the year I started listening to the radio in earnest, finding songs I liked, and taping them with my very own Panasonic Tape Recorder to listen to songs over and over again! Not sure my parents were very happy about that, but I got a lot...

Emotional Abusers 9

Emotional Abusers

“Insanity: doing the same thing over and  over again and expecting different results.” – Albert  Einstein …and now for something rather serious to me: Emotional abuse is something that can make its victims feel as if they are going crazy. If you feel you are living with an emotional abuser,...