I'm no photographer. I just take pictures. And even that's a relatively new endeavour. I have a decent but not at all fancy camera and lately I've started using it a lot more. I'm learning a few things. When I first moved to the island, more than 7 years ago, I would wander through Chinatown… Continue reading Looking for the beautiful…
That's about all I have to say. I could make some joke about a continuous loop but I never actually saw that movie. Mostly, I want to share with you this awesome picture. I think I want a pet groundhog now. Oh, and does anybody else find it weird that an animal that doesn't live… Continue reading Happy Groundhog Day!
"Reality is a multi-layered unity. I can perceive another person as an aggregation of atoms, an open biochemical system in interaction with the environment, a specimen of homo sapiens, an object of beauty, someone whose needs deserve my respect and compassion, a brother for whom Christ died. All are true and all mysteriously coinhere in… Continue reading Ben breaks hearts in Puerto Rico
Even now, when I'm in this stage of my life without a normal work week, weekends still stand out bright and then pass away just as fast. I'm feeling better but still in recovery. Still popping those Tylenol and keeping a Halls in my mouth most of the time. This weekend saw the triumphant reunion… Continue reading Weekends go by so quickly…
Today's been a weird day. I've been fighting this cold I picked up from Peter for a couple of days - runny nose, muscle ache, sore throat, the usual. Unfortunately, the usual with me often involves an ear infection. I've been getting them since I was a kid. Back then, just about every cold seemed… Continue reading Why I hate banana flavoured things…
Right now, I'm reading Michael Ondaatje's latest novel, "The Cat's Table". It's wonderful. I gulp it down like rich chocolate. Check this: "I needed to think backwards for a while. Thinking backwards I could remember the comfort of being curious and alone." Isn't that a wonderful description? Or this: "But he had a serenity that… Continue reading My deep dark secret…
Yesterday, I read this article from Relevant Magzine (you should check them out by the way, there's some good stuff on there), 11 Things to know at 25ish. You can read the whole article here: http://www.relevantmagazine.com/life/whole-life/features/25956-11-things-to-know-at-25ish The tag line is "What you need to know to be a real adult." Seeing as I'm twenty-six, I… Continue reading Am I a Grown-up Yet?
Yep, still snow. It snowed all day Monday, a little bit on Tuesday, a little bit yesterday and nothing today. It's supposed to rain this weekend so either we'll have a lot of ice or a lot of water everywhere. Peter's been off work all week which is nice in every way except the financial… Continue reading
"Pride is the enemy of hope." I read that quote this morning and wrote it in my journal. I've never heard it put quite like that before but it sums up so much of sin. One of the best definitions of Christian hope I've ever heard was that when we hope in Christ, we hope… Continue reading “Pride is the enemy of hope.”
Some might say I grew up in the California of Canada. I've lived the last few years on an island that includes a rainforest and where snow is a rarity. It's the same in my hometown. Schools close, airports shut down, people panic when we get an inch or two. When it comes to snow,… Continue reading On Being a Canadian
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