Monthly Archives: October 2003

Tonight my sons are coming down for dinner and then our whole family is going to play Cashflow 101, the financial literacy game by Rich Dad, Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki. I never learned about money from my parents, and … Continue reading →

This week I got a little involved in an issue before our local school board and one of their sponsored charter schools that my daughter attends. I talked to my state representative (former school board member) about it and made … Continue reading →

God doesn’t test people like this, he said. But he does bestow blessings to mitigate the hurt and sustain those affected by tragedy. “You take the blessings in whatever package, say thank you and you use them,” said Swedberg, who … Continue reading →

Do we thank God that he wasn’t killed? Or is God trying to tell Mel Gibson something? Article: Jesus actor struck by lightning twice

Stuart Greene’s column in the Nov. issue of The Rake is must-read: Dancing With Myself: Why must married men continue to abuse themselves? “… the water was rushing, a scented candle, a little bath oil, things were swimming along nicely, … Continue reading →

Ego Orgasms. It’s soon to be a book. A radio show. A magazine. A major motion picture. Well, maybe, but for now, it’s a weblog. From the creator of Real Joe.

My sons Tyson and Graham are rehabbing the bathroom and kitchen in Tyson’s house in St. Paul. No minor project, this. They’ve ripped everything out, right down to the studs and are completely redoing the plumbing and electrical. Here’s a … Continue reading →

According to StarTribune reporter Pat Reusse, Mariano Rivera kissed the pitcher’s mound after the Yankees won game 7 of the ALCS against the Red Sox. “I went to have a conversation with God,” Rivera said. “I was thankful to the … Continue reading →

I had my two-week knee check-up today with my surgeon. I can now shed my crutches and the CPM machine. I only have to wear the knee-immobilizer when I’m out of the house. I can go for walks, drive, and … Continue reading →

I walked into the physical therapy clinic on Friday without using crutches and the therapist said, “Jeez, you’re doing really well for only a week and half post-op.” When I told her it was only a day and a half, … Continue reading →

An early morning reflection from my hospital bed via audblog. (3 PM update: I’m now back home, doing fine, thankful for powerful drugs.)

I’m having ACL surgery early this afternoon, part of my civic duty to check out our town’s new hospital, as well as my patriotic duty to help stimulate the medical economy. As my son Graham wrote in his birthday card … Continue reading →

Back from Blogger Con in Cambridge. The session content was mainly pertinent to my day job with the exception of a Sunday session titled Weblogs and their Spiritual Context by AKM Adam, a professor at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary and well-known … Continue reading →

I’ve added a blogroll to the right-hand column, with just three weblogs right now: Kent Nerburn, Real Live Preacher, and The World According to Chuck. More often than not, these guys are reflective in their blogs as they struggle to … Continue reading →

I’m heading to Boston tomorrow (Cambridge, actually) for a weblog conference at Harvard Law School called Blogger Con. It’s been a while since I’ve gone to a conference of any kind just as a participant… nothing to sell, no presentations … Continue reading →

I spent an hour this morning walking through parts of Carleton College’s Arb taking photos and reveling in the beauty of a frosty fall morning. It actually wasn’t the first frost — that was a couple of days ago — … Continue reading →

After a few months off, my high school-aged daughter and I are back to our weekly dinner dates, something we started a while ago. We’re trying to do it on nights when my wife is working so it varies. Though … Continue reading →

My wife asked one of my sons last week if he remembered his “angry year” ten years ago or so in his mid-teens and how, after we spent two weeks camping and using a talking stick around the campfire several … Continue reading →

Another gem of a column from Stuart Greene in the October issue of The Rake: Sex & The Married Man: More Than a Mouthful. I like it that he’s unbabashedly a fan of his wife’s front and back porch — … Continue reading →

After getting my brace refitted two weeks ago, I thought I’d give racquetball one more try last week. I did, and my knee objected by popping out again, this time, in a manner that left no room for any further … Continue reading →