So, we had a couple of people in the shop, and a lovely young lady comes in. I saw her walking around the corner and looking up at the shop, and she comes in. And we greet her in the usual way we do, "Hi, welcome, let us know if you're looking for anything in particular, we make most of our stuff, etc. etc ( Read more... )

At Summerland last weekend, I had the privilege of having two friends put me through a rite of passage that was, in many ways, just kinda perfect ( Read more... )

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So, this may be a tad belated, but I've had a lot of high school, middle school, and even elementary school friends find me via Facebook and other social networking projects. This message is for you, and all those who have "friended" me but don't know a lot about me (including family members and internet strangers, I guess ( Read more... )

Last night, I received via mail one of the magical tools I was personally missing to start the Nine Woods IP work. Only one other thing is missing, but I believe I know exactly where to get that. Doing the work within our Grove also gives me the opportunity to make solid use of one of our Grove symbols for a change, meaning that another object that ( Read more... )

The "targeted ads" available these days are rather interesting, particularly on Facebook. Most guys will know the story as I do, particularly if you've been at more than one of the following stages: single, in-a-relationship, engaged, or married. The really interesting thing is to watch the optimism levels in each category I've been through on ( Read more... )

My honeymoon was going well until last night, when of all things, my phone started ringing and people just kept calling. I woke up this morning to another phone going off (Maggie's), and now I am a bit too stressed to sleep.

So I'm spending my morning reading Brice Lincoln's Emerging From the Chrysalis, trying to resist the urge to mass text ( Read more... )

1. ADF rites have amazing flexibility.
2. Isaac's Memorial Rite was awesome. I cannot wait to see the DVD.
3. I finally got the wet robe contest I always wanted.
4. I am now a fully ordained ADF Priest.

More to come.

Today, at the hospital, I was asked, in the middle of a blinding array of fast-pitched questions, "Religious preference ( Read more... )