Blogs of note

Two more blogs I've recently started following:

Dale Kuehne's Signpostings, a follow-up to his Sex and the iWorld book.

Wes and Tammy's Plague of Buses, stories of their daily commute along the highways and biways of Western Washington.

sorry

I know this place has been a little quiet as of late.

I've been wondering lately about frequency, and the pressing need to always say something witty and charming and intelligent; wondering if I posted a little less, would I be able to think more deeply and broadly, process a few things at a more soul-ful place. Wondering, if I blogged a little less, would I actually write with greater impact.

That, and I've been spending a lot of free time charting out some orchestral parts for Easter. I know, it's still three months away. But I figure if I can do one part per song every couple nights, that's going to take a couple months. So better to work at it now, and not panic later.

And it will be glorious,. Easter at Lakebay with brass, cello, woodwind. It might just be a "Happy Day," since we know that "My Redeemer Lives" and he is "Mighty to Save." Once all is said and done, we should be able to rejoice over "What the Lord Has Done in Me,' knowing that "I Will Rise' because of his accomplished work.

Another change

I added the new blogger Blog Feed over their on the right - it lists some of the blogs I follow, as well as each blog's latest headline.

If anybody over there wishes their blog to remain private, and thus be removed from public viewing on the Hole in the Wall, please let me know and I'll gladly remove your feed from that list.

Too busy to blog

I'll be out of town most of next week, so that means 2 sermons to write this week. And an article for the church newsletter. And meetings all day yesterday. And contacts to make for our Nominating Committee. Lots to do, lots to do. Which means, no more here for the moment. And by "the moment" I don't mean months, or even weeks. Just nothing today except this note, telling you that there is nothing here today.

And to let you know that next week we are heading out for 5 days, finally celebrating our 10th anniversary.. As part of our trip we get an overnight train ride and a couple nights up in the mountains. And grandma and grandpa get the kids. It all seems to be working toward a wonderful week of relaxation and bliss. . .

technical question

If you've tried to post here, you know I have that "word verification" thingy, to keep spammers off the blog. When you go to post something, you're given a bunch of mixed-up letters, and you have to re-enter them in the box before it lets you post.

So, every time I go to post, I put the letters in the box, exactly as written, but it comes back with an error message, instructing me to "Enter the letters as they are shown in the image." I do so, and then it works fine. It always rejects the first attempt and accepts the second. Any idea why this happens?

(see? It just happened again. . .)

Off the Blog Roll

Chris Erdman has decided to stop blogging. He's grown up and become a real author, having recently published Countdown to Sunday: A Daily Guide For Those Who Dare to Preach.

I'd love to buy it and read it; it would probably do me some good. But my "to-read" pile is still up there at around 30 books, and another Amazon shipment just went out, so I think I'll have to pass for now.

Chris was the speaker at my seminary graduation, and has since been hired on at the seminary. I respected his view on ministry and life. I'll miss his blog.