Vanity
VanityBy Dave Layton I have seen all the works that are done under the sun and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. Ecclesiastes 1:14 Paragyrodon sphaerosporus In Charlie’s…
Accretions
Accretion: the process of growth or increase, typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter. Mark 10.21:Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, “You lack one thing;…
Losing at Monopoly
I love playing Monopoly—when I’m not losing abjectly. Last night was such a fiasco. My brother-in-law Rick and I were pretty evenly matched, trading small rents back and forth. …
Mount Graham Memories
David has just posted about me giving him Great Aunt Virgie's painting of Mount Graham. It's interesting that as I approach retirement, I'm beginning to loosen my grip on lots…
Shiva Love
My sister Nancy has a cat named Shiva -- the Hindu destroyer god. When she was a little kitty, everything was to be chewed and torn apart. Shiva is the…
Striving to Be Still
Striving to Be Still We humans are, so far as I can tell, the only creatures that strive—that strive to be better, to be more, to be different from…
Restoration
Journal entry: Monday March 1, 2021. I have begun restoring pens again. So far, just well-used “third-tier” pens like this Viceroy combo (both pen and mechanical pencil) that I’m writing…
The Trials of Being the Little Brother
David has been my big brother my whole life. That relationship has had its ups and downs—or rather, its downs and ups. As kids, we were always at each other.…
Yeast — A Gift from God
Yeast — A Gift from God HomeYeast — A Gift from God one of the gifts of yeast I’m learning more all the time about fungi from my brother David.…