Rick and I went to the ballet at the end of October (my birthday present).  As it turned out, the “Witches of Doon” was a SCOTTISH ballet.  They even brought in the Kentucky Bagpipers Association (or some moniker like that) and the Kentucky Scottish Dancers Coalition (see last addendum and apply here) to supplement the Kentucky Ballet Company (this ( Read more... )

You know you're in a small town when the local IGA check-out person wants to know what you're making with your groceries.

You know you're in a small town when someone calls Solomon's to ask you to please find so-and-so (who's drinking his coffee) to let him know his lights are on in the parking lot across the street.

You know you're in a small town ( Read more... )

I remembered something this morning, a childhood memory that's not really important but it made me smile.  Rick asked me what the "homework machine" is and I told him a Shel Silverstein poem.  That thew me back to 5th grade and Mrs. Davis' perfect poets wall (since we had to memorize the The Homework Machine).  Remember how we would change rooms ( Read more... )

Our sinks are so deep at Solomon’s that it’s like being a kid again playing submarine in the bathtub.  That made washing the first 8 batches of dishes enjoyable.  Then the water turned disgusting (i.e. “black”) as I neared the last two dirty buckets, and I wondered how “washing” dishes in such water is hygienic.  Thank goodness we put them in a ( Read more... )

Training went wonderfully well at Solomon's this week.  On my first day I learned how to fill the ice machine.  I took the lid off, threw 2 buckets in, and went to the back to fill them up.  I came out, dumped another bucket in, and created a cascade of ice all over me, the floor, and customers, because Jason had put the lid back on the ice machine ( Read more... )

"Don't stop kissing me when I'm screaming." - Rick (who else?)

Ah, context could make that so understandable . . . but also so boring.  :-) 

Natasha is a spunky, intelligent, heart-of-gold, fellow Asbury student who prayed for me after our doctrine class Tuesday night.  Natasha is a prayer-warrior in her own right, and simply listening to her pray leaves you revelling in wonder.  Having her pray for you is a blessing beyond words.  She focused specifically on my lack of employment.  ( Read more... )

Rick and I are going to Wooster for Homecoming!!!!!  I get to meet baby Cole!!!!!!!!!  I AMSO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There have been a good many quotes in doctrine tonight, it's hard to pick a favorite.  I suppose I would have to go with "But if we want to win this culture, it's not going to be this model [build it and they will come].  We can ( Read more... )

CoinMan: a few days ago I was putting up flyers for GCF in the halls of Searle Chemistry Lab
CoinMan: and I noticed tons of empty ethyl ether bottles in the hall (thats where empty and clean reagent bottles go to be picked up) and that got me thinking, if there are empty bottles in the hall, there must certainly be full bottles in the lab and I ( Read more... )

TheRev: shalom my isaiah scholar
Auto response from Sunbeam939: I'm swamped and stressed (you should ask me what I slept-ate last night), I'll be back to normal by Thurs. nite.
TheRev: where did you go?
TheRev: you tried to go back in time to ask isaiah how he structured his book, didn't you?
TheRev: yeah, you're strolling the streets of pre-exilic ( Read more... )