Ice Storm Update

So far so good. We haven’t lost power yet, but a lot folks to the east of us have. Mr. Weatherman says more trouble is on the way. I’ve had lots of time to tweak the blog, upgrade my blog software, and even make a cute little favicon. I have no idea if it’s showing […]

Ice Storm

Man oh man, we’re getting slammed with a major ice storm. Looks like all of Tulsa will be shut down this weekend. If church isn’t cancelled on Sunday, then I’ve got a killer sermon ready. If it is cancelled, then I’ve got a killer sermon in the can for next week. I’ve got a couple […]

Merry Christmas!

The Lookout

I recently wrote a few short pieces for The Lookout. If you want to read them, you can find them here.

Random Declaration #9

The Hall and Oates Christmas Album rocks!

Random Declaration#8

Who says shopping at the mall this time of year is a nightmare? If you get there on 9 am on Wed morning, it’s just like any other day.

Back to Normal (Almost)

We’ve been snowed/iced in since Thursday morning. Yesterday we canceled services at Garnett because the parking lot and sidewalks were treacherous. While we’ve enjoyed playing in the snow and all the time together we’ve had as a family, we’ve also got a bad case of cabin fever. This morning everyone woke up ready for things […]

It Was Good

The Turducken was excellent. We got a fresh one from Whole Foods in Austin. We slow cooked it for eight plus hours at a low temp. The duck was the best part. We’ll definitely do it again. We’re having a great holiday in Texas. The boys have got plenty of stuff to do outside and […]

Postmodern Traffic

So is this what postmodern traffic looks like? Controlled Chaos: European Cities Do Away with Traffic Signs The whole article is worth reading, but here are several key quotes. “The many rules strip us of the most important thing: the ability to be considerate. We’re losing our capacity for socially responsible behavior,” says Dutch traffic […]

One Turducken Please

Given the overwhelming support I received in the comments in the previous post, I had no choice but to place an order for one Turducken. Be looking for a post-Turducken report about this time next week. By the way, I’ve checked and Leviticus has nothing to say about the eating of Turducken so I think […]