The banner photo is a cropped version of the ceiling of the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, a much-photographed space. It’s an art-glass piece by Dale Chihuly, whose work I have admired for several years. His glass is instantly recognizable, often in shapes resembling sea creatures or flowers.
The Bellagio ceiling is known [...]
Monthly Archive for December, 2007
My son Rob and I had an adventurous week. We boarded a plane Monday for Las Vegas, our first trip there. I’d always had a curiosity about the city, having seen photos and heard stories of “the strip”…meaning, Las Vegas Boulevard where a majority of the big name hotels and casinos are located. [...]
How Leo got out of debt
Posted in Random Thoughts on Dec 5th, 2007
Leo, a blogger over at ZenHabits and an excellent writer, recently posted about his achievement of becoming debt-free. With so many people crippled (or at least stressed) by the amount of debt they carry, I want to pass along his tips.
An important factor was the creation of a spending plan for each paycheck:
I don’t like [...]
The final season
Posted in Family, Photos, Random Thoughts on Dec 5th, 2007
The tree is up, lit, and decorated. If I sound proud, it’s because it took some agonizing work. We have an artificial Christmas tree at home because family members have serious allergies that flare up near a “live” tree. The quasi-environmentalist in me is wincing at the fact that this is the [...]
Advent: Too busy?
Posted in Inspiration, Scripture on Dec 3rd, 2007
From Sunday’s sermon, Timing is Everything:
Jesus says that we need to be counted among his faithful people when that day of wonder and surprise comes. We need to be ready…we need to LIVE ready for Christ’s return.
In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus gives us an example of a man working in the field and [...]