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Extreme ironing From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please improve this article and discuss the issue on the talk page. (December 2010) Starch Extreme Ironing on Rivelin Needle.Rivelin Rocks, United Kingdom Extreme Ironing (or EI) is an extreme sport and a performance art in which people take an ironing board to a remote location and iron items of clothing. According to... Read more
“One man’s theology is another man’s belly laugh.”-Robert A. Heinlein I was recently reminded by an old friend of some old sins of mine — some things that I did a long time ago. In my past I’ve lied, stolen, cheated and by association, committed adultry and murder. I have lived out the consequences of those failures, admitted them and taken action to prevent a reoccurence. This is what God calls ‘repentance.’ But all of that wasn’t enough for this person.... Read more
(You can read this full post today over at The High Calling. What follows is an abbreviated version) When I was a kid, I loved Slinkys. I still do. So I was intrigued to read about the inventor, Richard James. It was the waning months of World War II and he was working on a power monitor meter for a naval battleship. One of the tension springs he was fitting accidentally fell to the ground. It bounced, righted itself, and then began to... Read more
I’ve got big plans – places to be, things to do. But they can wait for tomorrow. I’ve got dishes to do, laundry to fold and a bathroom to clean. Tomorrow. I have a friend to call, a relationship to patch up, a letter to write. Tomorrow. I have a brother in need, a sister in sorrow. Sure, I’ll see them. Tomorrow. I have a book to write, a fence post to set, a yard to mulch. Tomorrow. I can... Read more
The ten-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks falls on a Sunday this year. I wasn’t sure I wanted the church to to say anything from the pulpit. But terrorism strikes at the core of our beings. It’s fear that causes us to respond with fight or flight. It’s fear that causes us to run, to feel and and lash out in anger. Seeing airplanes crash into buildings caused me to think about my own selfish mortality first, then my thoughts... Read more
I held it in my hands. The checkered blue pattern was familiar, but the lines were blending into each other. There were holes in the elbows and another near the tail. I pushed my face into the soft fabric and smelled the faded memories. I can’t get rid of this shirt. It was one of those medium-weight shirts, the kind you wear on a cool autumn evening or a spring day when the beats down on the streets steaming from... Read more
If you are like me, you’re ready to dump this hum-drum life and really start making a difference. There are so many needs out there — real hurts. I imagine what I could do if I were really fulfilling my potential. There is so much change that needs to occur in my workplace, my family, and my neighborhood — and I could do something about it. Why stop there? Why not the world? Would it mean a change in profession,... Read more
On this Labor Day, I’m thinking about work. My job has been unusually stressful, and shows no abatement. It has cut into my relationship, my pleasure, and my sleep. Still I am grateful. I’m employed and I think I’m making a difference. But I must admit, I often relegate my work to duty — punch the clock, do what’s expected, and go home. And that’s sad, because it could be so much more. The Reformation brought about many things in... Read more
“Sehnsucht” I first read the word and just passed it by in my mind. It was foreign, unknown and unneccesary. With 100,000 English words to use, why bother to with another language? Dad spoke German. So did my Aunt. But “I know nothing,” of German, picking up phrases from Hogan’s Heroes and that’s it. But still, I was intrigued and I don’t know why. “A noun translated as ‘longing,’ ‘yearning’ and ‘craving,'” said the dictionary. “Or, in a wider sense, a type... Read more
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