Tuesday is coming. It's almost here.
On Tuesday, either all of our country's problems will be solved, and we will stand, hand-in-hand, our chins lifted high as we look toward a bright, wonderful future...
... or we will tumble down that long slide of economic and moral decay that has been threatening our country for years, pulling us down from our rightful place of prosperity and righteousness that was so presciently foreseen by our Founding Fathers.
We will either as a nation grasp our destiny and ride it to the heights of intrinsic spirituality and financial stability, with cake for everyone; or we will be overwhelmed by the forces within and without that seek to destroy anything that ever was good and noble about America.
Either all will be great, or all will be awful. There is no in between. But whatever happens, rest assured that nothing - especially nothing about they way we are governed - will ever be the same.
All to be determined on a single day. Mark your calendar.
October 26, 2008
October 21, 2008
Anniversary vacation, and the return
I just returned from exciting Lancaster, PA., from my anniversary vacation with my darling wife. We have been married 18 years. I think that we have had an anniversary vacation for 17 of those 18 years; we missed one year due to an impending birth.
We had a great time. On the surface, much of what we did for five days would seem pretty mundane to most people: walking, shopping, bowling, playing games, driving, watching movies. But we did them together. We fed each other (mostly emotionally, not physically). We discussed the Bible together. We worshiped together (she has a pretty voice). We talked about parenting, and reaffirmed that we are on the same side.
I highly recommend an anniversary vacation to renew and recharge the relationships of married couples. Time alone together is wonderful.
Today was the first day of returning to homeschooling for my wife and my kids since our vacation. I was home, since I like taking a day off between being out of town and returning back to work.
The wife had it rough today, as she got a bit of attitude from both kids. Several times I had to comfort her and brainstorm ideas with her about how to respond and cope. At one point our daughter was being pretty short and cheeky with my wife in the dining room, so my wife came into the kitchen where I was to ask for suggestions. We talked about strategies and possible consequences, all within earshot of our daughter.
After the missus and I finished our conversation, I went and sat next to my daughter in the dining room. She glanced at me and continued her schoolwork.
"Did you hear what Mom and I were talking about?" I said.
"Yeah," she replied.
Calmly, I said, "I just spent four days helping Mom feel loved and peaceful, and I don't appreciate you undoing my work in one day. OK?"
"OK," she said.
I left it at that.
We had a great time. On the surface, much of what we did for five days would seem pretty mundane to most people: walking, shopping, bowling, playing games, driving, watching movies. But we did them together. We fed each other (mostly emotionally, not physically). We discussed the Bible together. We worshiped together (she has a pretty voice). We talked about parenting, and reaffirmed that we are on the same side.
I highly recommend an anniversary vacation to renew and recharge the relationships of married couples. Time alone together is wonderful.
Today was the first day of returning to homeschooling for my wife and my kids since our vacation. I was home, since I like taking a day off between being out of town and returning back to work.
The wife had it rough today, as she got a bit of attitude from both kids. Several times I had to comfort her and brainstorm ideas with her about how to respond and cope. At one point our daughter was being pretty short and cheeky with my wife in the dining room, so my wife came into the kitchen where I was to ask for suggestions. We talked about strategies and possible consequences, all within earshot of our daughter.
After the missus and I finished our conversation, I went and sat next to my daughter in the dining room. She glanced at me and continued her schoolwork.
"Did you hear what Mom and I were talking about?" I said.
"Yeah," she replied.
Calmly, I said, "I just spent four days helping Mom feel loved and peaceful, and I don't appreciate you undoing my work in one day. OK?"
"OK," she said.
I left it at that.
October 4, 2008
Adding MP3s to Blogspot
BlueBearr has a tutorial on how to host MP3 files on Google Sites and embed them into a Blogspot page. It's kind of technical, since you have to edit the HTML of your page, but I think that with a little care it is doable.
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