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Peer to Peer Loans
A couple months ago, I came across an interesting concept on the Internet, and now that I’ve got a little bit of money to play with, I’m considering looking into it. The website is prosper.com, and the idea is what they call “people-to-people lending”. The concept is that banks make a lot of money lending […]
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How to Make a Toddler Sandwich
While I like to encourage toddlers to eat without help, a problem they seem to have is gaging how much food to put in their mouth while taking a bite. I know from experience that it’s certainly not cool to have to stick a finger into the mouth of a gagging shark to try to […]
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You Made Me Sin
Hooray for cooler weather! “Red alert. Put the kettle on!” Instead of my usual coffee (which can be spiced up by mixing a dash of cinnamon with the grounds before brewing – thanks to my friend Sarah for this tip!), I made a steamy mug of Stash’s Double Spice Chai Black Tea. The flavor of […]
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Nipping Biting
A friend called me today because her angelic soon-to-be two year old was suddenly misbehaving. “Daughter? What daughter? No… my daughter doesn’t bite. We can’t be talking about the same person here…†You see, I, too, have a little biter in this age range. His nickname is “Micah Destroyer” because, while gleefully laughing, he can […]
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Quick Dinner: Ham, Broccoli and Cheese in Phyllo
Today I asked my grandma “What can I do with leftover ham besides adding it to maccaroni and cheese?” She suggested putting it in phyllo cups and adding broccoli and sauce. In the freezer, I had sheets of dough rather than the tart shells. Below is what I came up with. There were no leftovers. […]
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Advice When Facing Spiritual Abuse
Almost a year ago, Tom highlighted an excellent blog post from the Wittenberg Gate called “Controlling Personalities in the Church”. This month, WG featured an excellent post from Rev. Reed DePace, PCA, entitled “Advice When Facing Spiritual Abuse” regarding the difficult task of confronting others – and what to do if that person is in […]
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Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch…
We are working on homeschooling. This is our first “official” year. Thomas is five and Tabitha is four. Although formal education isn’t required for their ages, they both seem to be ready to learn. Our curriculum consists of : Reading a chapter from the Bible each day (this always proves to be interesting – yesterday’s […]
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Down to Kyoto
After two wonderful days in Kyoto, Japan, we finally made it back to Tokyo… back to my laptop so I can write about it. When I first traveled to Tokyo, I expected to see a country out of an Akira Kurosawa film. Maybe it was too much to expect to see samurai walking the streets, […]
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Kid Quotes – Aug. 19
Tabitha : “Aiden, you’re a domino!” Aiden: “No I’m NOT!” Tabitha: “Yes you are – you always fall down!” — Tabitha: “I know everything.” Thomas: “Do you know where God came from?” Tabitha: “no….” Thomas “Then you don’t know everything.”
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A Bloody Nuisance
Found on the Internets with no attribution… The British are feeling the pinch in relation to recent bombings and Security threats and have raised their security level from “Miffed” to “Peeved.” Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to “Irritated” or even “A Bit Cross.” Londoners have not been “A Bit Cross” since […]
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Awkward Motions
I was recently made aware of a recent motion by the Evangel Presbytery (PCA) regarding this whole Federal Vision thing going on in Reformed Churches right now. While I haven’t received this first hand, this is the entirety of the motion as far as I know: Evangel Presbytery declares that the doctrines of the “New […]
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Whispers and False Accusations
“Besides, since it is not at all fitting for us to be upset every time our doing well brings bad reports to our ears, so it is only those who are troubled by their own guilt who show themselves unduly credulous by listening to whispers and false accusations” (Calvin, Concerning Scandals, p. 90). [quoted in […]
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Cuban Cigars in Japan?
In Akasaka-Mitsuke, right down the street from the New Otani hotel, is an area where there are many small, expensive restaurants. Since it’s not far from the Japanese Diet (their seat of representative government), many Japanese politicians take their guests to the area for some classy wining and dining. On one of my first evenings […]
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Google Earth on Ubuntu
YES!!! Google has released a version of Google Earth for Linux, and it’s currently running on my desktop. So far, it has all the features from the Windows version. Just one less reason to cling to that Windows box. Thanks Google!!! BTW, that is a picture of Mt. Fuji. As it’s scheduled right now, Lord […]
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Non-Christian Cynicism
One afterthought on my last post. My friend that I mentioned in the last post commented that cynical humor is often the bailiwick of modern non-Christian humorists. While non-Christian cynical humorists agree with me that people (at least Republicans) are inherently sinful, their ability to laugh at the sin comes from their nihilism. They can […]