I am invited to run the marathon by my sisters who run the half-marathon. I fly into Vancouver on May 4th and pick up our racing packages at the convention centre and then spend a couple days in Squamish with both my sisters and their lovely families. Even though I take a couple melatonin tablets … [Read more…]
I blogged about the Man Scouts first event back in November where I was lauded one of the cornholing champs. I missed the second event where everyone stood around watching oil get changed (then enjoying pints at a pub). Last Saturday night nine of us got together to watch UFC Rio and play some poker. The … [Read more…]
I’m a book collector. But I like reading my books too, albeit slowly and steadily. I finished three great non-fiction books this fall and if I did New Years Resolutions, I would determine to spend more time reading. These are the books I plan to read in the coming months. VIOLENCE by Slavoj Žižek Popular … [Read more…]
Our family attended our church‘s Christmas Eve candle lighting service. It was packed and glorious. We had sat in the second to last row so I could get back to the camera for a minor role I contributed to the tech team. By the start of the service, so many rows of chairs were added … [Read more…]
I heard this phrase twice yesterday with overdone Australian accents: “A dingo took my baby!” Both times, the comment was followed by laughter. This bothers me for two reasons. First, it is a statement that is copied from pop culture in order to elicit laughter; a “TMI” or “Oh no you di’n’t” kind of phrase … [Read more…]
I expressed this carnal dilemma on facebook last night: Zaak thinks an iPhone is terrific, found an ideal monthly plan, has his wife’s permission to get one, but still can’t list enough reasons why he “needs” one. He guesses he’ll just keep his money. Not surprisingly, I got 15 comments. I’ll get to those in … [Read more…]
Our cohousing design is aimed at building relationships so that I will know my neighbours so that I cannot ignore their needs so that I build my capacity for empathy and compassion so that my life will not be lived selfishly so that I can look myself and my maker in the eye. From an exercise we did during … [Read more…]
I’m a Man Scout. No, I’m not looking for a man. I’m developing man skills with other men. It’s a new group at church for dudes who just want to get out and be men for a few hours since many of us work office jobs. It’s also a great way to get to know … [Read more…]
Yesterday at church, guests from the Christian Reformed Centre for Public Dialogue and the Canadian Aboriginal Ministry Committee facilitated the Blanket Exercise with our congregation. The purpose as outlined by the CRCPD is to: “seek reconciliation and renewed relationships with our Aboriginal neighbours. One step along this journey of reconciliation is to understand our shared … [Read more…]
The latest fundraiser I was a part of was the Pink Floyd themed “Another Brick in the EcoSan Latrine Wall.” We sold cardboard bricks for $10 and entered people’s names in for door prizes that church members donated (wine or beer tastings, multi-course home cooked meals, jewelry making class, etc.). Then a couple Sundays ago … [Read more…]