Health on a Hamster Wheel

I started bicycling yesterday. Bicycling is like being on a hamster wheel, but with changing scenery. Or, You can join a gym and ride their stationary bicycles, but then the difference between that and a hamster wheel would be…?  Oh yes,of course, the smell of cedar chips is clearly missing at the gym. Yesterday it [...]

What is “normal”, anyway?

What is normal?  I don’t think anyone knows for sure but everyone thinks they do.  One thing is certain; this guy ain’t!  Google defines normal as “conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; (and this part is really helpful) not abnormal” wikiHow.com actually has steps on how [...]

Weird Word of the Week (3/10/10)

I’ve been absurdly busy and unable to blog about fun stuff. Consequently, it’s been a while since I’ve done a weird word, so here it comes. Ready? Abluvion – “substance or things washed away”  ex. – “My past blogs have become mere abluvion in the minds of my readers.” Or, “I left some abluvion in [...]

To Blurt or Not To Blurt?

A humorous look at the question, “Should I blog?” As a pastor/church planter I was unsure whether I really had the time to blog.  I was skeptical as to whether or not it was important.  I decided to research the subject before I made my final choice. The word “blog” is allegedly a shortened form [...]

Weird Word of the Week

Each week I want to write about something near and dear to my heart: weird words. Some words are interesting, some powerful, and some weird. Some are just, well… powerful weird. Elucubrate – “to produce by long and intensive effort” ex -”I sometimes elucubrate a facebook status I am pleased with.” (You do, too, don’t [...]