Michigan Accent
Explaining my accent, one post at a time.
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Last Words (Tenebrae)
Read more: Last Words (Tenebrae)“Last Words (Tenebrae)” is a song so powerful it brings tears to the eyes, and leaves even our kids requesting to listen again.
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Disneyland Through Childlike Eyes
3–5 minutes709 wordsRead more: Disneyland Through Childlike EyesIt wasn’t the magical world of Disney that captured my heart, but the eyes and heart of my son, demonstrating to me true faith and humility.
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you know traffic is bad when …
1–2 minutes58 wordsRead more: you know traffic is bad when …You know traffic around here is bad when … (1) … the local news radio station has a tag line that ends, “where the traffic only gets worse.” (2) … your toddler recognizes anytime the car is approaching the highway and instinctively yells, “Other way! I want other way!” while pointing in every direction but straight ahead. Seriously, he does it every time.
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invasion of the filk
1–2 minutes200 wordsRead more: invasion of the filkI’m in San Jose on a work trip this week. On Thursday evening I was in the hotel lobby waiting to go out to dinner with some friends when I couldn’t help but notice an influx of people. We suspected this group of people was here for a convention of some sort, and that theory was soon confirmed with an event schedule listing “Open Filking.” And yet, that didn’t exactly answer all our questions. After a weekend of research and observation, I think we’ve learned the basics. The convention in question is the Consonance Convention. As the site describes, it…
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if only they had more pictures
4–6 minutes883 wordsRead more: if only they had more picturesI’ve never considered myself much of a reader. Well, I know how to read. What I mean is I never used to find reading all that enjoyable or relaxing. Somewhere along the way, that’s started to change. I certainly don’t read as much as some people, but I do find myself wanting to read more and more. I think much of it has to do with wanting to learn more about topics of interest, which probably explains the high percentage of non-fiction in my reading list. I recently looked through the list of books I’ve read in the past year,…