and has been replaced by something called "Adult Alternative," which I am, embarrassingly enough, enjoying. I fear that "Adult Alternative" is the beginning of the descent to "Adult Contemporary." Can Celine Dion music be far behind?

Just got back from Wisconsin, where we spent Labor Day with my parents.  For the most part, we had beautiful weather and a nice relaxing time.  Not so for my brother in Orlando, who just made it through two hurricanes (with his birthday quite nicely sandwiched between them).  He and his bride stayed instead of evacuating, both because their ( Read more... )

Guess I've fallen a bit behind in updating the journal...I don't think that I can really effectively catch up, so maybe the best thing to do is summarize

( I quit my job and started a new job at Teska Associates in Evanston )

This is my first foray back to the computer since Thursday afternoon. Thursday night I was ill (some sort of "stomach flu," by all appearances), so I called in sick on Friday and dined on soda crackers and ginger ale. After about 9 pm Friday, I started feeling like I had enough energy to take a shower, so I must be getting better (and I'm ( Read more... )

The past few days of PDL have been focused on church and community.  It is all as important as the earlier chapters, of course, but it hasn't been very "reflection-inducing" for me.  One thing stands out however; in the chapter on fellowship, the author asks that the reader do "one thing today" that will improve his/her fellowship.  So, I decided ( Read more... )

We returned home last night from a wondeful weekend trip to an unexpected situation at our home:

( weekend details )

Things to remember from today's chapter:

The take-home message for today is that God wants "all of us" as worshippers, not just bits and pieces.  In Warren's words:  "God is not interested in halfhearted commitment, partial obedience, and the leftovers of your time and money.  He desires your full devotion, not little bits of your life."  This is ( Read more... )

Got back from the dentist earlier.  My teeth must have been dirtier than usual, because she used that baking-soda-sprayer thing three times over my front teeth alone (my fault entirely--she thinks that the stains are from coffee.  Oops.).  My gums are still bleeding.  So, I decided that ice cream was the only acceptable dinner this evening (what ( Read more... )

Well, according to Comcast "Music Choice," (the collection of music stations that comes with our digital cable), everything I listened to in the '80s fits in the category of "New Wave." I had no idea...

Just read an article on NBC5.com that makes me happy--they approved the Wal-Mart on the West side! (link)

There has been so much controversy over this, and I don't want to get any more political than to say that I love Wal-Mart.  I love that they have lots of stuff and that it's all cheap.  I love that it's one-stop shopping.  I love that, when ( Read more... )