There really are just a few weeks between today and May 1, when we gather together for JumpingTandem: The Retreat. Oh my goodness! Have you registered? Will you be there? Here? Last week, I took a drive up to the retreat center to meet with Dana and Brent, two of the most gracious people you will …
Blind Spots
OK, so. Selma. So far, I've seen it twice. I will probably see it again, at least once. Between the first viewing and the second viewing, the offices of Charlie Hebdo were attacked in France. Also, between my first and second viewings of Selma, the NAACP offices in Colorado Springs were bombed …
Selma. But First, Context.
Context is important. Sometimes, you get dropped into a person's story, and you're not exactly sure how you got there. Or, for that matter, how they got there. So, let me tell you first that I was born in 1964, the same year the Civil Rights Act was signed into law. My first memories are of life in …
On the Flip Side: Random Photos, A Few Words, and a Surprise I Almost Forgot
Here's something I learned about myself over these past couple of weeks: I still really like blogging. It's unfortunate that "blog" is such an unattractive word. It just sort of lands there in the middle of the room, sounding very close to "blob" and that, I fear, doesn't do it justice at …
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The World Has Slipped a Disc
So this is Monday and the world has slipped a disc and this Advent has tried to press in quietly between the lines of dissonance and aggravation. Disappointment and frustration and fear and anger and shouting matches and unfriending and blocking and folding in on ourselves all seem to be the order …
Sexy
In a new house, in the dark, it takes a while to be able to navigate from one room or floor or piece of furniture to the next. I forgot that. I thought I could make my way from the hallway upstairs and down to the first floor with just a hazy glow of not-quite-pitch-black-darkness in the stairwell. …