Gerry likes to predict that various technologies and processes are going to go extinct in the near future, and I don't like it because he always picks my favorite things! On the chopping block lately have been manual transmission (stick-shift) automobiles, and LiveJournal. "Gerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry!" I will whine at him, "Don't say that!"Well, I plan ( Read more... )

We are sooooo blessed to have our apartment situated the way it is! During this heat wave across southern California, our friends are reporting that they are having to run their air conditioners non-stop in order to simply manage the heat ( Read more... )

"So don't worry about these things, saying, 'What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?' These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need." (Matthew 6:31-33 ( Read more... )

I'm back from California, and mostly rested up after taking a surprise sick day from work. It's pollen season in Florida, which can really do a number on me physically ( Read more... )

Merry Christmas, y'all ( Read more... )

God had an interesting and cool little surprise waiting for me upon my arrival home tonight.

There's no water to the apartments! The water, something that I personally consider a necessity of life, has been off all day and there's no telling when it will come back on. I'm mentally prepared for bad water and having to boil it for consumption, but ( Read more... )

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My roommate Debbie has been having an awful time of it at her job for the past year or so. And instead of there being an eventual relief to the misery, it's grown progressively worse over the months. I was thrilled when she announced that she was going to start job-hunting a while ago. It was nerve-wracking for her and really hard to juggle her ( Read more... )

Toward the end of the day, I read a blog post from a favorite author of mine, Andree Seu, entitled The Pleasures of the Less Than Rich. I had a bit of time to ponder and nod my head along with her words, and then I closed up the office and headed home -- straight to my own personal experience as a less-than-rich person ( Read more... )

Did you know that Florida auto insurance law requires there be no deductible on windshield repair or replacement? And did you know that insurance rates don't increase because of windshield claims ( Read more... )