Being Thankful at 2AM

We're told to be thankful in all things (check out 1 Thess. 5:18, Eph. 5:20 if you need reminders). Our pastor spoke about this on Sunday and tomorrow is Thanksgiving, so I'm hearing it from a variety of sources. Well, last night I was given a chance to practice what everyone is preaching. Here's a … [Read more...]

Evolution of the Geek

Came across this over at FlowTown and couldn't resist reposting... I especially love how the term *geek* has evolved just in my lifetime. And I thoroughly enjoy that my interests qualify me to fit into not one, not two, but three of the "Geek Chic Variants" at the bottom of this chart. Delicious :) … [Read more...]

Birds and Bees

The other day, I was driving home from softball with my two daughters and their friends. The radio station we normally listen to was all talk, so we decided to sing some old camp songs to pass the time. The nine-year-old suggested we sing "Rise and Shine." Figuring this long song would get us almost … [Read more...]

HTML Tattoo

Have you seen this pic? It is hilarious... someone has tattooed the closing head tag and opening body tag on the back of his neck. (That's HTML code for you non-techies out there. It signifies the end of the header of a web page, and starts the body section. Clever.) I don't care even if it turns … [Read more...]

Death by Cinnamon

This summer we had a particularly tough time with ants in our house. It's like they have a high-tech monitoring system set up that allows them 24/7 access to know when and where we drop a morsel of food. This morning I waltzed into my kitchen promptly at 6am, ready to take on the world. When I … [Read more...]