I’m seeing a great deal of posts around the web about the evils of ideology. In many ways, given the rise of political and religious extremism around the globe, that’s understandable. Those who are often writing against the dangers of ideology are often calling for people to step back and see “the other” as human….
Category: Thoughts
Star Wars comes to Colonial Williamsburg
Over the Christmas break my family and I travelled to our favorite vacation spot, Colonial Williamsburg. Over the holidays the facades of the Historic Area are supposed to be wonderfully decorated, and wanted to experience this time of year first hand. The decorations were beautiful, and the weather was so warm I didn’t even wear…
Planning Week
This has been a rather unusual week for me. I am returning from vacation which is always an interesting experience. I’m wired in a way which makes changing gears a bit difficult. When I leave for vacation it takes me bit to unwind and enjoy myself 1. When I return from vacation my body sometimes…
Welcome to 2016
My family and I spent New Year’s Eve driving from Williamsburg, VA to our home in NJ. Traffic was wonderfully sparse, but after the long trip home pretty much all we wanted to do was go to bed. We’re not much fun to celebrate New Year’s with, I guess. My son, on the other hand,…
One Year
It’s been one year. I started this journey on January 1, 2015 with the commitment to putting something on this blog each day of the year. Somehow, I managed to do it. I didn’t always do it well, and in stressfully times I did little more than post a quick and easy haiku, but something…
Conundrum
Lately I’ve been struggling with how to handle social media. Through sites like Facebook I am to get updates from old friends, remain connected with folks from Central Baptist and my other social circles, and even offer comfort to people in their times of need. I love this, I really do. But the ugliness is…
