Entries from May 2009

May 31, 2009

Back on the Flint, An Exercise in Tree Avoidance

Living in Huntsville, Alabama is a great treat.  Everyone says so.  One of the things that makes Huntsville a great place to live is the easy access to so many recreational activities.  Including my favorite, going out in a canoe.
About ten minutes east of Huntsville is the Flint River.  It runs from just north of [...]

May 18, 2009

A canoe trip!

(I used to blog about canoe trips elsewhere but the host is closing. I’ll move the canoe stuff here.)
This past Saturday I got the chance to be on the water in my canoe. It was a realatively short trip and instead of finding a canoe buddy I talked the family into going along.
We went [...]

May 16, 2009

The Politics of Theology

A friend of mine recently told me that she homechurches.  It was a tongue and cheek response to a complaint I twittered during the latest church business meeting I attended. She also pointed out that being a homechurcher makes her “statistically holier than thou. Also we can wear lingerie to mass.“
That aside, she brings up [...]

May 12, 2009

Can I Throw Up Now?

Can I really?
Last night, on a whim, I went to an audition. Yea, it’s local theatre but I haven’t auditioned for three years and even then I was asked and had read the play prior to auditioning.
I don’t audition. I don’t even do theatre anymore. This isn’t the time of my life [...]

May 1, 2009

Head Home Young Man!

This swine flu pandemic is getting silly. Schools are closed and busloads of kids on school trips are called home, yet sporting events and barbeque festivals continue. (BTW, how smart is the bus thing? Hey, we got swine flu in Madison County. Turn those kids around and get them back here now!)
There is a [...]