Category: NaBloPoMo
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Why I Still Blog
This is a follow-up to yesterday’s post. Thank you to those who weighed in on the discussion in the comments. Suzanne made the important point that the popularity of your social media account or blog matters, which I agree with; I’m not commanding or seeking to command the heights of the attention economy. (Hopefully, that…
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Public and Private
I had a blog before this one. Started when the kids were small, when personal blogs were more of a thing; I gradually posted less as the kids got older, and I went back and forth over privacy issues. Earlier this year, I finally decided there were too many posts to go through and individually…
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This , then,
is the extravagant landscape of the world, given, given with pizzazz, given in good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over. Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
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A Parkrun Sandwich
I had limited time both mornings this weekend to fit in a long run, needing to be finished by 9:30 am. I considered this afternoon a possibility, but the forecast was for heavy rain and thunderstorms, so I decided it was this morning. Unfortunately, I slept badly last night and didn’t wake until 7:10 am.…
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Kayaking in the Noosa Everglades
While up in Noosa earlier this year my daughter and I went on a kayaking trip through the Noosa Everglades. We had a beautiful day, even the lake was smooth as we made our way across to the river of mirrors. This is probably one of the best ways to experience the everglades as it…
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Gut Feeling
I’m an INTJ on the Myer-Briggs personality scale to the endless amusement of my kids, who love to point out that this is the super-villain personality. My reply to this is that everyone has a choice to use their powers for good or evil. Anyway, this means that I prioritise thinking, especially rational arguments, over…
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Critical Theory and Christianity
I was listening to an episode of Undeceptions about Critical Theory last week, and I was reminded again of the incongruity of people who identify as Christian, reflexively dismissing theories that “aim to explain and transform all the circumstances that enslave human beings.” I could understand if the objection was that only Christ could complete that sort…
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Tools of the Trade
For a number of years, I used a bullet journal to look after my calendar, to-do list, journal and notes. I did enjoy having everything all in one little book, so You could see all the parts of your life juxtaposed against each other. Later I moved to a travellers notebook, so I didn’t need…
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5 Vegetarian Recipes
Over the last year or so we have gradually increased the number of nights we eat vegetarian. We also have the added complication that my middle child can’t tolerate a lot of dairy and our oldest doesn’t eat mushrooms. This last quarter I’ve been trying out many different recipes to find the best ones I’ll…