Lately I’ve been struggling with a frustrating problem. There are quite a few times when I have absolutely no idea how to speak with Christians. Given my vocation this might seem like a strange issue. It’s not even a specific type Christian which is causing my communication struggles. When “Christ-followers” rail against “chuchianity” I have…
Month: September 2015
Waning Crescent
I took this image of the Moon last week and posted it on Flickr, but I wanted to make sure to share it here as well. It’s a waning crescent, which I took on a manual setting around 5:45AM. I took this image with my 300mm lens at full extension with ISO set to 125…
Hello Weirdness
Our family does the traditional “first day of school” pose each year. I think it’s a form of self-torture for parents, who remember their kids as the cute munchkins they sent off to first grade long after they’ve become grumpy teens, but we do it anyway. It’s a compulsion. My daughter always gets her picture…
Getting M*A*S*HED
Over the last month or so I’ve been watching through M*A*S*H on Netflix. This was a show my parents and grandparents used to watch constantly, both during it’s original run and when it hit syndication. Over the years I caught quite a few episodes myself, and I’m actually surprised at how much of it I…
Unpacking Cafeteria Crossing
I have to say, this segment of Welcome to the Valleys was quite unexpected. When I sat down to write I hadn’t intended for the Shadow to play such a prominent role in the conversation. Instead, Walter was supposed to speak with Ama about how she was interpreting the anger in the cafeteria 1. The…
Fiction Tuesday – Cafeteria Crossing
After passing though the checkpoint the companions stopped for a brief lunch in the small settlement which surrounded the entrance to the tunnel. It was a cheerless place, filled with people wearing annoyed expressions and mediocre food. After the sumptuous meals of Shelter, the lukewarm platters in the building marked “Hospitality Cafeteria” were quite disappointing….
