Within a week of that post, the Olympic track trials were held in Eugene, Oregon on Hayward Field and one of the notables* was from you-guessed-it, Eritrea but is now representing the US in Tokyo. Would I have noticed as profoundly had I not had the ‘gospel’ encounter? *Nebiat Habtemariam (born 29 December 1978) is …
Monthly Archives: August 2021
Daddy Long-legs
They seem to be few and far between, so I tend to leave them hanging, as I understand they eat the laid eggs of other spiders. One house-spider, as previously reported, lived for 10 weeks in the crook of the wall above the stairs. It demonstrated that it was alive by infrequently changing position. Then …
Did It!
Jumped through the hoops. took the tests, and here it is!
Violence in the Family
An amazing thought-provoking exhibit exposing violence in the home/family! It is produced by Open Mind . [As my site seems unable to imbed a link without complications….] The outdoor Exhibit is a series of very large portraits, six feet tall by three feet wide of two different persons in each portrait taking various stances. There …
Music to Your Ears
It is easy to miss the announcement in the local paper. But by paying attention – reading each weekly paper, one finds the list of the what the Carillons in the towers of the City will play. The summer schedule: In the Fortified Tower [Drommedaris]: On the hour: Green grow the rashes – Robert Burns. …
You tell me.
There is a juxtaposition here; perhaps the strict utility of the buildings; no fuss, no muss, no bother. One is the Central Station in Amsterdam. The other a Protestant church in a large City.
Take his leave
This gives new meaning to “going on vacation”. What do you need? Transport, a place to sleep, clothes, bike, food, ah just take everything including the kitchen sink! My neighbor leaving to go on his holiday – note the bike on the ‘deck’.
Tourist Guide
When biking, as when driving, it is a good time to organize thoughts, organize the lists and generally take care of business while paying attention to the traffic. It had been a busy afternoon, and I decided to miss the masses by taking a side street home. Passing a group of three, one of them …