"What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn't much better than tedious disease." - George Dennison Prentice

"Yes, it's my son. He takes after his father."

One of the many things I like about my MacBook Pro is the battery life. I can sit at the table and work for hours, with multiple programs open and the display set at full brightness, and never get near 50% power left.

I do have trouble with people who take themselves too seriously. I realize it's rooted in their poor self esteem but they sure can be party poopers.

While waiting for the microwave to finish heating my cup of coffee I looked out the front window to see an unusually large coyote pawing at the base of a clump of three barrel cacti in the yard across the street.
Yep, he's after breakfast.
He lost interest and wandered further back into the yard, and just a few seconds later a very small bunny - would have fit in the palm of my hand - came darting out of that clump and racing across the street, right toward our front door. I lost sight of him when he got up against the front of our house because he was under the window. The coyote caught the flash of motion and headed this direction. I thought I was going to have a National Geographic moment right before my eyes, but something else caught the coyote's attention, or he decided that little thing wasn't worth the effort. He headed into the neighbor's yard and disappeared from view.

What a great day for a bike ride - 81 degrees, 17% humidity and just a slight breeze. My mileage isn't up yet but the relatively short distance still felt good.

There's some good music out there. This Sunday we'll listen to a great contemporary arrangement of "Stand Up for Jesus," a song written in the mid-19th century. These new settings allow us to benefit from the solid lyrics of a bygone era in the musical language the 21st century - back beat, three part harmony, contemporary instrumentation....
Good songs are still being written! The church has largely moved past the 7-11 "worship" music of the 90's (seven words sung eleven times). But it doesn't have to be an either/or, thanks to talented musicians who appreciate the contribution of songwriters of the past.
I like music. I grew up singing the great hymns and gospel songs of the 19th and early 20th centuries to the sound of an organ and piano. I enjoy singing those same songs with a fresh sound. The best of both worlds.