Since I am leaving for a couple of days, I took the afternoon off to get ready – and do all the things I haven’t had time to do for the last ? maybe a month? Short meeting with my staff – some problems to sort out. Then home for a quick lunch of leftovers. [...]
Entries from September 2007
September 26, 2007
Just stuff of very little depth
There has not been much written here lately since there has not been much time for writing these days. I need a break to refresh my mind. But the laundry is getting done and I make it to work every day. Just today I missed my hair appointment – didn’t finish work quite in time [...]
September 23, 2007
Down in Saskatoon
I hate it when I write a good post and lose it all due to a slip of the thumb! Been down to Saskatoon this weekend doing all sorts of things – visiting the grandson, shopping at Costco and spending too much money in that place, arranging supervision for part of the course I am [...]
September 20, 2007
Bliss
There is something incredibly blissful about a hot shower. Our boiler is back. Hot water and heat are on. Dishwasher works. Bliss.
September 19, 2007
On Songs and Mystics
Marc responded to a post by John Stackhouse on songs that speak of love for Jesus in fairly intimate personal terms – along the line of lyrics designated as "Jesus is my boyfriend". The post on Stackhouse’s blog elicited some interesting comments. I would recommend going there and reading it. It certainly brings up the [...]
September 17, 2007
Ebola
Seems there is another outbreak. It is probably not far from the hometown of a friend. An old friend – he used to be our pilot at Karawa – sent a bit of a report/prayer request. Here it is: The news today is that there is a confirmed outbreak again of the Ebola virus in [...]
September 16, 2007
One Funeral, One Wedding
Busy day yesterday. One funeral – and old friend and colleague, Dr Gamal Shenouda. Spent too many years in a nursing home. Life can be rough sometimes. So he is free from the constraints that an ailing body and mind put on him. What a character – loved bad jokes, belly dancing and Jesus. And [...]
September 14, 2007
Well, actually, it is possible to wash up without hot running water. Our furnace/boiler has done it again. Heating plate has a hole. Pressure vessel cracked. No end to the problems with this one. Parts will have to be ordered from Ontario so it will be Tuesday at the very earliest before we have hot [...]
September 14, 2007
Well, actually, it is possible to wash up without hot running water. Our furnace/boiler has done it again. Heating plate has a hole. Pressure vessel cracked. No end to the problems with this one. Parts will have to be ordered from Ontario so it will be Tuesday at the very earliest before we have hot [...]
September 14, 2007
Well, actually, it is possible to wash up without hot running water. Our furnace/boiler has done it again. Heating plate has a hole. Pressure vessel cracked. No end to the problems with this one. Parts will have to be ordered from Ontario so it will be Tuesday at the very earliest before we have hot [...]



