the bear and Carl lived together in the cave for several years until, one day, the true savagery of Nature being unleashed, Carl killed and ate him. ;)

today is National France Appreciation Day. feel free to leave edifying comments on the virtues of france, the french people, french food (lattes, wine, and cheeses fall in this category), french politics, etc.....;-D

i went up to see my family on monday morning, and we had a great time at michigan adventure. i burned the top few layers of my epithelial tissue, despite vast amounts of sunscreen, and am in great pain at the moment because of it. ah well, summer's first big burn... it'll tan nicely later this week. in the meantime, it's a scary shade of red ( Read more... )

ok guys.... back from pit for the weekend.... had a grand time. we saw batman begins with rachael, mike, jesse, and gracie.... it ROCKED!!!!!! the plot was awesome. everything was tied together with such finesse it was silk. i won't spoil it for anybody who hasn't seen it, but i have to say my favorite villain (at least, in how the plot spun him ( Read more... )

yesterday i impaled my foot on some open scissors in the living room, it was very dimly lit and i didn't see them. i thought it was just a nick at the time, but i guess it was pretty deep, because it's all pussy and infected today... it was late and i didn't really pay attention to it, and so now i feel royally stupid for how bad it hurts today--i ( Read more... )

Let Go

To let go means I can't do it for someone else.
To let go means I cannot control another.
To let go is to allow learning from natural consequences.
To let go is to admit powerlessness; the outcome is not in my hands.
To let go is not to try to change or blame another.
To let go is not to care for but to care aboutTo let go is not to judge ( Read more... )

well, the brownings are gone *teary smile* and we had the grandest time. we went to a play in the blackbird theatre called the world over, very good... nice 'n' philosophical, the kind that makes you think twice. i love plots like that. ;) the next day we went to the motown museum in detroit, where we were the only white people in the place. but it ( Read more... )

hey all... life trudges on at it's usual turtle pace. :) but for now, it's quite tolerable. mind you, only one day at a time. any more and it wouldn't be something to be reckoned with. after a locked post or two this last week suffice it to say it's been somehwat tumultuous, but the Lord is seein' us through. today was fairly uneventful, i ( Read more... )

well, back from my second trip to pit... lol, you guys are probably sick and tired of hearing about me going to pittsburgh.:-P i went to the yee kids' dance thing, i had no idea they were so serious about dance. rachael does hip hop/modern dance, ballet, and tap, jesse does tap, and gracie does hip-hop/modern dance. they are freaking good--they are ( Read more... )

hey alll... i'm back from pitt for the weekend. it was fun, and kinda crazy there toward the end. more on that in a minute. we mostly just hung out and did stuff together and with the fam, and generally had a good time. ryan and i went and saw kingdom of heaven--very good. completely historically inaccurate and idealistic, almost to the point of ( Read more... )