Yeah for me

I feel as though I have just entered an elite club... a secret society almost. For years now I have longed to be iniatiated into the fold, and now it has finally happened. Last night my wife and I finaly won in the Safeway Lucky Break contest. When you buy something at Safeway they give you a little break-tab card with 4 chances to win. I've had many chances over the years, but until last night I always lost. I've even met 2 people recently who won twice in one day, and it was hard not to be jealous. AnywayS, 10 free airmiles will soon be ours as soon as we redeem it. It feels so good to finally have that monkey off my back...

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I'm jumping on the "ego quiz" band wagon. A number of my friends have done quizzes about themselves, so here's one about me. See how much trivia about me is using up space that could be held by more important information. :)

Apple Cake

Sunday night I had the urge to bake. It's not often that this happens to me, but it did. So I made a dutch apple cake, which according to my recipe I had learned to bake in home ec class over half my life ago. It didn't turn out as good as I remembered it, but when you last had something over a decade ago, then possibly you're memory isn't quite as exact as you'd think. Memory is always a funny thing, it's never real. You may have memories of something, but they are like a picture. it's a snapshot of a moment in time that no longer exists. I can remember when I was really homesick in Paraguay, longing to go to the candy counter at Eaton's. Not sure why, I didn't especially love that place, but it was a part of home, which I missed. I quickly realized that Eaton's no longer existed, and what I was longing for was an illusion. So once again, with my cake, I realize things aren't always how you want them to be or remember them to be.

Ear Candy

So, finally I found a site that hosts mp3's and allows people to download them for free, just like the old mp3.com site I had. What you'll want to do then is mosey on over to my reliable toasters site, which will then lead you to where you can download my songs if you don't already have them.

Create vs. Consume

I was wandering around the internet the other day and ended up at the site for Ottmar Liebert (check him out if you haven't heard of him, I love his stuff). As I was looking at his pictures and listening to his music, it made me think about how I would like to be like him. No, not Zen Buddhist, or even a platinum selling recording artist, but creative.
It seems to me that we are all on a continuum between creation and consumption. I'm not nearly as creative as a would like to be. It's not that I couldn't be, I just have to do it on purpose, which is my difficult part. It's easier to consume, at least for me it's less demanding. Ottmar gives off this vibe that I've gotten from other people as well that they are just creative, and that's what they are. They dont' have to work on it. That's what I wish I was like. Creative, but still... lazy... wait, that doesn't sound right! Just wish it was easier.
So, my goal is now a positive goal. Instead of trying to not be lazy, procrastinating, etc. I will try to be more creative in all areas of my life. There, that was easy... now to the actually being creative part...

One small step...

Our son took his first real steps yesterday. He grabbed a bottle from me, then took a couple of steps over to a chair, which in itself was pretty amazing. But shortly after that he headed off for toy box. Although he never made it, he did manage 4 or 5 straightlegged steps before falling with a big smile on his face. It's so amazing to see him growing up, and what a great Mother's Day gift for my wife!

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Here's my latest sermon if you'd like to take a listen