Nice weather makes me happy

My blogs have been mopey again. They have a tendency to do that. It’s not a fair reflection on me. When I’m in a good mood, I go out and do stuff. When I’m in a bad mood, I sit at a computer and write. Naturally, the bad moods are dominant in my writing. I’ll [...]

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Tales from the Crypt: Flooding Adventure

“The sky opened and rain come pouring down on the earth, and the basement of our house flooded.” -Genesis 7:11-12 (Modified)
It’s happened before, but that hardly lessens the impact. First a little rain, then more. Then a torrential downpour assaults the saturated earth with rivers it cannot contain. At first, we receive the rain joyfully. [...]

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The journey of a day

{Fiction or non-fiction? Perhaps a bit of both dangerously intermingled into one story that’s mostly almost about me. Take it with a grain of salt, whatever that really means.}
She worshiped the glowing screen, petitioning it for the fellowship she desperately desired. “Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life…” Yes, yes, [...]

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What’s up with that?

Just a few things.
Now that it’s finally Spring, the quad is totally blocked off with signs that claim it is being prepared for graduation. Newsflash- graduation is over a month away! The quad is for frolicking. Why can’t we use it? Aren’t we paying for it? What’s up with that? I say we protest by [...]

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Appalachian Adventure

“The mountains are calling and I must go.” -John Muir
This is a belated photo blog of my Spring Break trip to Smoky Mountains National Park with Michael. We backpacked the Big Creek Trail to Mount Sterling Ridge Trail, then down Baxter Creek Trail in three days. The weather was beautiful except for a wild storm [...]

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So Blessed

“Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits- who forgives all your sins and heals all  your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with [...]

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Missing Misty

Another day of great weather. The high was 58 degrees today- mmmm, 58!
I couldn’t find anyone to go out with me, so I just walked some of the St. Peters trails by myself. The paved trails connect little city parks and follow a windy little creek protected by a thin tunnel of trees through residential [...]

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Singin’ (and hiking) in the Rain

Today was wonderful- exactly what a vacation day should be.
St. Peters is unseasonably warm for a few days, so Michael and I were itching to do some hiking. Last night we agreed to rendezvous at his parents’ house in Defiance at 10:30 today to hit Klondike Park. Of course, it decided to rain today, but [...]

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Weather, the great equalizer

“No matter how rich you become, how famous or powerful, the size of your funeral will still pretty much depend on the weather.” -Michael Pritchard
Listening to the leaves rustling in the warm wind outside my bedroom window and the soft sounds of Jack Johnson on my laptop, I’m reflecting on some of the amazing things [...]

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