This day has been a long time coming. Since the end of October I’ve been waiting and waiting and waiting for some things to change. I’ve written about being stuck in the mud, I’ve written about being in stasis, on the edge of waiting and all that other good stuff. This week the waiting is over. Today is Independence Day. After more than 5 years at the Journal Gazette, I’ve been able to resign. In [...]

Game Night (1) Gardens of Alhambra Taj Mahaul Colossal Arena ————————————- Game Night (2) San Marco El Grande

Today was not what I thought it would be at all. I had put in some extra hours at the newspaper so I got to take off early on Saturday morning. I was beat. I had dreams of napping in the early morning, spending the day playing some video games, reading Ender’s Game (Steph it’s awesome, thanks for turning me on to that), and burning some DVDs. It was going to be a grand day. [...]

I found this online and thought it was worth sharing. The original article can be found here. Origins of Easter Brief history of the spring holiday by David Johnson ——————————————————————————– Christians celebrate Easter to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Some trappings of modern Easter celebrations, however, pre-date Christianity and have ancient pagan roots. Ancient Fertility Goddess Easter takes its name from Ishtar, the Babylonian and Assyrian goddess of love and fertility. The Phoenicians knew [...]

Good Friday is one of those hard days for me. I’ve been a Christian now for years (almost 22 years). Some have been good years, and some not so good years, but one thing has always remained the same. Good Friday. It is that day every where when I stand before God and see his son on the cross and know that I put him there. I know that by my actions, by my love [...]