Tonight I returned to trivia night after a lengthy hiatus (the length, approximately, of Q1 when we were waiting for the new social studies teacher to start.) My trivia friends of Rae, Sarah, and Erin (Suzanne was picking up Eli from the airport) welcomed me back with great enthusiasm. Sarah even bought my Reuben! I helped a bit here and there, ( Read more... )

I will start with a quote from the CUMC bulletin this morning:
TODAY WE CELEBRATE "All Saints Sunday" with many Christians aroudn the world. We honor and remember those who lived for Christ on earth and now are eternal in heaven. A saint is defined as a person who is sanctified (saved through grace) to God through Jesus Christ. The single white ( Read more... )

Today was the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's 95 theses and the start of the Protestant Reformation. On this momentous occasion, I dressed like Bob Ross and went to work.


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Today was (and actually still is) Mama's birthday. We celebrated with the usual Sunday routine: Church, lunch (from Showmars - I tried the old-fashioned pita burger, yum!), and a crossword puzzle (a little difficult but not too bad ... theme: something about "mending" - stuff with an "M" added to the end.) I was proud that I correctly remembered ( Read more... )

Today I got to play in pregame and help form the tunnel for the first time since 2000. How neat is that? I enjoyed an fields-eye view of Dabo Sweeney leading the charge (by about 20 yards) screaming and first pumping. It all felt very familiar despite the amount of time it has been ( Read more... )

Today the people of my church threw a celebration in my honor after I received the Laity Service Award last week. It featured several impressive elements, mostly designed by Bobbie Denny, and mostly centering around Clemson and/or drums. Safe picks, since those are passions which have not faded or changed for me in the past 20 years ( Read more... )

Long before there was Google Maps, there were mental maps. This is Lindsay Robins' of Elk Shoals, circa 2003.

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Tonight I went to the CCC Benefit Dinner. As a CCC event, it certainly was one. It involved driving a significant distance, engaging in conversations with new people, seeing familiar faces, standing in line to get food, and driving back on unfamiliar roads at an unreasonable hour ( Read more... )

I always thought that it was the "Buster Boy" Bridge. Tonight I saw that is is the "Buster Boyd" Bridge.

Yes, that is all after weeks of silence.

Thank you all and goodnight.

Tomorrow is a total solar eclipse! Depending where you are. In some places it is a partial solar eclipse. Obviously this is true of every solar eclipse ( Read more... )