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it’s a historic day

January 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment

You’re probably thinking that I’m headed toward the Inauguration of Barack Obama.
We watched it today after our staff meeting.  Impressive, but that’s not where I’m a-goin’.
My wife was born on this day, 40 years ago.  This is a happy birthday post.
Kim is the most incredible person I know.  She’s the one who makes my heart [...]

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Tags: Uncategorized · family

top ways to stay warm in a cold house

October 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

With the price of heating oil up about 59 cents from last year, I’ve been giving some consideration to how we might beat the system, stay warm, and save a little cash.  This is a rough plan, and some of my economic ideas may be a little maverick and untested, but let’s give it a [...]

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it’s not easy being green, but it ain’t that bad

August 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

this is being typed–against my will–on my wife’s prehistoric PC. My MacBook Pro is at the office, where I left it to run a backup. I had no idea that it would take this long…
First practice of the Screamin’ Green Eagles went way better that I expected. I talked a little about [...]

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Tags: Jesus · family · mission trip

Sledding at Slab Cabin

February 17th, 2007 · No Comments

We had a great fun family night Saturday. We’d gotten about 10″ of snow last week (which the guy across the street was kind enough to PLOW out of my driveway!), which meant that Slab Cabin Park was open for after-dark sledding. We met Levi’s friends (Jake and Cameron) at the slope–they were [...]

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Tags: family · fun