Paul Merrill
So I was working away. I looked out the window and the icicles hanging from our tree looked exactly like those skinny silver strips of foil that people hang from their Christmas trees.
My camera? It tried, but the result is about 5% of what reality was.
(My daughter is a beauty – but she is not Danish.)
I’m referring to the Bang & Olufsen speaker in the photo (the large speaker in front of Rachel). The local Goodwill had a pair for about $45. Currently, the cheapest pair of their speakers goes for about $700.
I nipped them up. Brought them home. Heather freaked out. “They are too big!”
I took them back.
Oh well, all dreams can’t come true. Their size would have overwhelmed my office. (One of my current, and reigning, speakers is shown for scale, next to the B & O speaker and Rachel.) And they would have required some special connectors to work with my computer’s stereo – at the tune of an additional $32.
Sigh.
First, my full disclosure: I am neither Republican nor Democrat. I feel like both parties have some things right and some things wrong.
However, one thing I do not like is how the Republicans seem to be motivating their party members these days… fear. It’s just wrong. Admittedly, the Democrats have gone to the other extreme – blindly singing while Rome burns. But there has got to be a happy middle.
Also, the Republican tendency to make Obama the devil himself is also wrong. Yes, he has made some bad choices. But please don’t throw the baby out with the bath water. (Sorry for using too many metaphors today.)
A good friend is a student at Denver Seminary. She shared some treasures from their book sale. I had to pass these precious findings on to you…
There are some mixed messages found therein – Jerry claimed to be both the author of our troubles and the only name that can bring salvation?
So, it’s Friday. (Yay!)
You might want a little break from what you were doing a few minutes ago. See my interview with Jon Swanson, He has been called the social media chaplain.
Though we did the interview in March 2009, you may have missed it.
According to Caribou Coffee, an 8-ounce cup of coffee has 135 milligrams of caffeine. An 8-ounce cup of decaf can have as much as 7 milligrams. A 12-ounce Coke has 45 milligrams.
Our friends at Wikipedia call Jon Swanson‘s stimulant of choice “a psychoactive stimulant drug“.
Enjoy some today! (I will.)
In 1985, I was in California for a training program. Some friends and I went to Hollywood one night.
I will never forget stopping at a convenience store around midnight – and seeing three people dressed as Michael Jackson waiting in line with me.
Photo courtesy of BBC.
…is sometimes better.
My local Ace Hardware store is great. It’s a 5-minute walk from our house, so I love zipping over there to grab the next washer I need to finish that home repair project.
They sharpen scissors! (Actually, they send them out somewhere to get the deed done.) Try getting that done at your big box DIY store.
I was amused that two hand-filled-in tags were attached to my scissors when I picked them up. Maybe not the paragon of efficiency – but they got the job done.
Heather struggles with a wheat allergy. So she has been trying to find bread that is not made from wheat and yet tastes like bread. Not easy.
Step in Udi’s. They make this magic baked loaf. Free of everything – but not free. Far from it. Sigh.
