I admit it. I’m a little desperate. I did something I’m rather embarrassed to go public with. I Googled “birthday blog prompts.” Ideas that I discovered (and rejected, at least for now) include “Recap your birthday celebrations,” and “Celebrities you share a birthday with” and “Birthday dinner make-up tips” (I’m not even quite sure what…

I ran today for the first time in 2022! More than that, this was my first run since Dec. 24, 2021–over TWO MONTHS ago! It feels really good to run again after so long, and reassuring to know that I still can run, but it was also disheartening. I just did a short run–a little…

Our congregation officially said Goodbye to our church building today. We’ve sold our building at 6565 Oakley Drive, Fridley. We’ve sold our building so we can look for a different building that’s bigger, more accessible, more flexible, and that better meets our needs. It’s a positive and exciting step.  Of course, it’s also a bittersweet…

I can easily fall prey to expecting the worst. Overall, I think I’m an optimistic person, but I can get wrapped up in What Ifs–as in “What if this awful or annoying or stupid thing happens?” I was certainly on the What If Express recently after our server gave our credit card to another couple.…

Mark Twain said the famous “Dance like nobody’s watching…” quote? Really?! I’ve heard this inspirational exhortation a million times, and just assumed it was an anonymous and rather cheesy feel good saying invented by a marketing team to put on coffee mugs and wall hangings. Not that it doesn’t have merit. In fact, I Googled…

I’m wondering about wonder. Yesterday I came across the essay “The Wonder of Reading Children’s Literature as an Adult” by Sarah S. Davis. The title immediately grabbed my interest as I’m a big fan of reading childrens’ books.  As I perused the essay, I was most struck by this line “To seek wonder is an…

Happy Birthday to my blog! As of January 27, 2022, my blog is 8 years old!  Or maybe it’s more appropriate to say it’s the 8th Anniversary of my Blog. The traditional gift for an 8th Anniversary is bronze–which feels rather appropriate. After all, bronze medals are usually given for 3rd place, and while I…

Xfinity disconnected our internet on Friday. Intentionally. We were without internet access for 24 plus hours. They did this without giving us any advance notice.  They did this without contacting us after they had disconnected us. They did this without proactively taking steps to fix the problem.  This is astonishingly bad customer service. It actually…

When I hear “Pete Davidson” I immediately picture this:  This is wildly inaccurate. Up until quite recently, I had no idea who Pete Davidson is. I now know that Pete Davidson is a current (or at least recent) SNL member and possibly a Kardashian boyfriend (I really am not interested enough to find out). I…