Cycling in our new Texas Hill Country neighborhood is not like cycling around West Texas. For one thing, there are, you know, hills. For another, there are really steep hills. And a lot of uphills. Plus, there’s the climbing. I fired up MapMyRide yesterday in order to quantify exactly how much climbing was involved in… Continue reading It’s not the miles, it’s the feet
Take your best shot, 2014
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, mainly because I have a bad memory and no self-discipline. But, if I did make resolutions, one would be to blog more regularly in 2014. And I’m talking about serious, introspective and/or inspirationally creative posts. That’s right…no more throwaway posts that are nothing more than placeholders and quota-satisfiers. Like,… Continue reading Take your best shot, 2014
My Plans / God’s Laughter
If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.Unknown Wag For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity, to give you a future and a hope.’Jeremiah 29:11 [NAS] I do agree that God laughs when we tell Him our plans, but… Continue reading My Plans / God’s Laughter
Heaven’s Perfect Lamb
Mary, did you know That your baby boy Would some day walk on water? Mary, did you know that your baby boy Would save our sons and daughters? Did you know that your baby boy Has come to make you new? This child that you’ve delivered, Will soon deliver you. Mary, did you know That… Continue reading Heaven’s Perfect Lamb
Overriding Website Styles in Google Chrome to Improve Usability
My father-in-law maintains an active online presence, checking his Facebook account daily, along with a handful of other websites. That’s not particularly notable in and of itself, but the fact that he’s 93 years old makes it special. It also means that he has a few challenges that most of us don’t face, including some… Continue reading Overriding Website Styles in Google Chrome to Improve Usability
Slinging Henry
After almost a year of fearful contemplation, and thanks in no small part to a bit of cabin fever (it’s been really cold for TWO DAYS!), I finally worked up the courage to mount a sling to my Henry Golden Boy rifle. If that doesn’t sound all that courageous, then you’ve never seen that beautiful… Continue reading Slinging Henry
Cold Snap
What we thought was an ice storm was just a mild precursor to what happened overnight, as we awakened to a quarter-inch coating on, well, everything. There’s a certain amount of beauty in such events – not enough to make us wish for more of them, of course – as ordinary things are transformed into… Continue reading Cold Snap
Cool Photos…Ice Cold, in fact
We had our first ice storm of the season last night. Or today. I’m not sure; we were out of town, but returned this afternoon to find a thin layer of ice over all the vegetation. (Fortunately, there was none on the roadways between Midland and the Hill Country, although it appeared to be moving… Continue reading Cool Photos…Ice Cold, in fact
Fall Blooms
We haven’t yet had a freeze this fall, and the really hot temperatures of summer are finally behind us. The recent rainfall coupled with the mild conditions means that the flowering plants are putting on some wonderful performances. Last Saturday I strapped on a macro lens and walked around the yard, snooping on our blooming… Continue reading Fall Blooms
A Bike Ride at Horseshoe Bay
Lots going on lately. You’d think it would generate plenty of blog fodder, and you’d be right, but my next post may be entitled “10 Ways to Keep from Writing,” because I seem to have perfected the skill of literary silence. Anyway, let it not be said that I missed an entire calendar month, because… Continue reading A Bike Ride at Horseshoe Bay