Sometimes the best things are the ones that don’t change. I cringed when I typed that, because for my life, change is great and constantly changing itself (call it a derivative of the derivative). One of the traditions during the last spring semester was a group of friends who did dinner together every Monday night. […]
ContinueThe Joy of: Taking Out the Trash!
Excitement abounded. I stepped out of the car and I was there: at the place I’m housesitting for the next three weeks. Normally most people wouldn’t use the word ‘excitement’ with the concept of housesitting. This is a definite exception, though. Crazily enough, I coordinated my work schedule with my housesitting schedule. Besides a handful […]
ContinueLoving the ‘Groovy’ Engravings
Engravings have to be one of the coolest art forms I’m getting into. No, I’m not creating them (I only wish I was that talented!); I’m capturing them. In Florence I saw paintings in all styles: frescoes, tempuras on wood, oils — they were still all paintings. Engravings are simply ink stamped on with intricately […]
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Since returning to the United States, many habits and patterns have returned. One of those is my morning “pop” (i.e. Diet Coca-Cola — or Coca-Cola Light in Europe). Like the Italian morning espresso, my morning drink gives me a good dose of caffeine to start the day; the difference is that my caffeine usually comes […]
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Today I took the plunge and did (hopefully) my last standardized test. I knew I hated them when I applied to college, and the graduate school one is just as bad. Luckily, it was the GRE, which from what former roommates have told me is the least damaging of the big four (GRE, GMAT, MCAT, […]
ContinueSlamming the Digital Door
Life is full of tethers. Functioning to hold us to our roots and keep us grounded, tethers also restrict us from freedom — tethers restrict our movements. Today has been a challenge just to work. Granted, I’m not being paid for this work, but it’s a project I’m really trying to finish. Because of every […]
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Returning is often hard. Will people recognize me? Will people remember me for mistakes or applaudable things? Will it be all smiles or all awkwardness? Will I screw up with people’s names? I went into this weekend worried about all of the above. Friday afternoon I drove down to Keokuk, IA to try to spend […]
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One of the big themes in Outdoor Ministry is its tendency to recharge and at the same time remove all energy. Camp is full of times which are emotionally and physically draining but are still spiritually renewing. I spent these past three days at the Christian Conference Center in Newton, IA. This is one of […]
ContinueYear of the Blog
Even though 2004 was the year that Merriam-Webster picked the term “blog” as their #1 word of the year, this year was my first with my own blog. 64,508 words later and I’ve written 126 entries. When I created my website last Christmas break I intentionally put an automated blog section so that I could […]
ContinueWebsite Changes: Overhaul
After seeing my Grandma on Monday, she told me: “Adam, you haven’t changed your website!” I was stunned! Last week I finished the new layout and simplified a bunch of the site while also adding extra features. Granted, many of the new features are behind the scenes and only used for specific tasks, but there’s […]
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