'TIS THE SEASON
It seems that every year about this time, as the Christmas decorations come out, and everything turns to various shades of red and green, that I get a little introspective. I guess it's all the sensory stimulus, stirring memories of holidays past, and all the whens, wheres, whos, and hows I've been through. I find lyself getting melancholy, thinking of how much time has passed, and how much time has been wasted. And I feel sad.
I feel sad about all the friends we've said goodbye to, or rather, all the people I wish I had gotten closer to.....I find it hard to admit that I ever really had "friends".....my fault, though. It's funny how much time I spend thinking, talking, and reading about things like "community", "authenticity", "openness", "sharing", and all the other little Christian-y catch-phrases, but I tend to live somewhere between "robotic" and "hermit-esque".
The punchline is: sorry about that. Sorry if I always seem distant. Sorry if I appear distant or unconcerned. Sorry if I failed to reach out to help, or greet, or even smile.......I was thinking about it....
This has been a bit of a downer from the keyboard of Josh. Some days, you know?
11.28.2005
11.22.2005
SO, PEANUTS EH?
Yeah, so Anna, my three-year-old, brings home a note that says that I need to bring peanuts for their preschool Thanksgiving Feast. I say, "O.K.", and off to the store Anna and I go at 7 AM to buy peanuts. Somewhere in this whole process it occurs to me, "Wait, what the crap are the peanuts for, it's Thanksgiving?" I still don't get it, in spite of my wife's best efforts to tell me about the historicity (she din't used that word, she would have, and will, roll her eyes at me for using that word) of peanuts in America. And, to be fair to myself, I get the whole G. W. Carver thing, and all that, but still, Pilgrims and peanuts.....Indians and peanuts......turkey and peanuts.......I just don't get it. But, in honor of my confusion, if you think about it, add a nice bowl of lightly salted, dry-roasted peanuts to the holiday table. Happy eating, pilgrim.
Yeah, so Anna, my three-year-old, brings home a note that says that I need to bring peanuts for their preschool Thanksgiving Feast. I say, "O.K.", and off to the store Anna and I go at 7 AM to buy peanuts. Somewhere in this whole process it occurs to me, "Wait, what the crap are the peanuts for, it's Thanksgiving?" I still don't get it, in spite of my wife's best efforts to tell me about the historicity (she din't used that word, she would have, and will, roll her eyes at me for using that word) of peanuts in America. And, to be fair to myself, I get the whole G. W. Carver thing, and all that, but still, Pilgrims and peanuts.....Indians and peanuts......turkey and peanuts.......I just don't get it. But, in honor of my confusion, if you think about it, add a nice bowl of lightly salted, dry-roasted peanuts to the holiday table. Happy eating, pilgrim.
11.21.2005
"....FEELIN PRETTY BASIC TODAY, SO......"
1. Name that movie
2. I AM feeling pretty basic today, and since they were on my mind today, I want to direct the attention of any blog-lookers (you blog looker.....cheeky-monkey) to www.ellerymusic.com. Or, use the link for Ellery on this blog page. I am in a very "Ellery" mood today, generally speaking. I hope you enjoy the contemplative tones of Justin and Tasha Golden, delivered fresh from Cincinnati, OH. Thank you and good evening.
1. Name that movie
2. I AM feeling pretty basic today, and since they were on my mind today, I want to direct the attention of any blog-lookers (you blog looker.....cheeky-monkey) to www.ellerymusic.com. Or, use the link for Ellery on this blog page. I am in a very "Ellery" mood today, generally speaking. I hope you enjoy the contemplative tones of Justin and Tasha Golden, delivered fresh from Cincinnati, OH. Thank you and good evening.
11.04.2005
THE BEGINNING OF SOMETHING
So yeah, I started a blog for Mel's group, Still Water Sonnet. It's so groovy and minimalist.....o.k., that's only because I have no content for it yet, and I'm too cheap to get a website. So anyway, I did a little html-ing, and away I go. Check it out if you have 5.5 seconds.....as that's the total amount of time needed to view it at this point. We are working slowly but surely to get ourselves out of debt through Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace, so that eventually, Mel can do the SWS thing full-time, and the mom thing full-time. That's the plan. The blogsite is just my first real attempt to do something tangible for the group, other than the occasional guitar back-up. So there you go.
So yeah, I started a blog for Mel's group, Still Water Sonnet. It's so groovy and minimalist.....o.k., that's only because I have no content for it yet, and I'm too cheap to get a website. So anyway, I did a little html-ing, and away I go. Check it out if you have 5.5 seconds.....as that's the total amount of time needed to view it at this point. We are working slowly but surely to get ourselves out of debt through Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace, so that eventually, Mel can do the SWS thing full-time, and the mom thing full-time. That's the plan. The blogsite is just my first real attempt to do something tangible for the group, other than the occasional guitar back-up. So there you go.
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