Nearly forgot that today marks 6 years of the Eagle & Child. I should have saved yesterday’s post for today, because I don’t have much to say.
We had Madeline’s friend party today. 12 kids running around screaming for 2 hours. (Thankfully we used one of the school’s banquet rooms.) Too much. I think that marks me as an introvert, doesn’t it? Or does that kind of crazy affect even the most extroverted of extroverts.
Otherwise, a relaxing day.
Happy blogiversary to me.
Yesterday I purchased an unusual book: A Life in the Bush: Lessons Learned from my Father. I stumbled upon it while browsing the books section at theglobeandmail.com. Every so often I want like to try something different to read. (If I never did that, I wouldn’t have discovered Bill Bryson or P.G. Wodehouse.) This one is a memoir written by the son of a man who lived most of his life in Ontario’s Algonquin Park. I was planning to read The Culture of Fear, but I may just put everything else aside for now and read it instead.
The Looking Glass War - John Le Carre
11 responses so far ↓
1 Mark // Dec 13, 2009 at 8:42 am
Wow, 6 years, that is super impressive. Congratulations! Keep up the great blogging – I really your writing.
2 Mark // Dec 13, 2009 at 8:43 am
Oops, make that “enjoy” your writing!
3 Toni // Dec 14, 2009 at 4:30 am
Happy retrospective blogiversary to you, Marc.
4 Collette // Dec 14, 2009 at 10:28 am
I love that you celebrate your blogiversary
the definition of introvert/extrovert that I use is this: if you get your energy from others, you’re an extrovert. if you get your energy from being alone, you’re an introvert. and as a definite extrovert, I can tell you that being in a room with 12 7 year olds for two hours would wear me out too
5 Phil L // Dec 14, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Congratulations.
The book looks interesting. The combination of logging and parks could raise some issues. Let me know what you think of it.
6 Don Hendricks // Dec 14, 2009 at 11:31 pm
Count me among your appreciative readers, a what a couple you make.
Your Bonhoffer quote is where I am, and it is an earthshaking change for a formerly almost double predestinarian Calvinist to become inclusive and see this bigger picture.
7 Don Hendricks // Dec 16, 2009 at 9:08 am
Marc, I am confused by an Amazon search for Bonhoeffers books. Which ones did you read to get that quote and get his whole theological work?
8 Marc // Dec 16, 2009 at 10:34 am
I got that quote from his book Ethics and specifically this edition (except mine’s hardcover). This edition is the “critical” edition, and part of a series of his complete works. It has some changes to the text, making it significantly different than the mass-market paperback edition which matches the Cost of Discipleship edition you sent me.
(Incidentally, I already have a copy of The Cost of Discipleship–do you want yours back?)
9 Don Hendricks // Dec 16, 2009 at 10:22 pm
Thanks, give mine away to some deserving Canadian.
10 Phil L // Dec 16, 2009 at 11:33 pm
Marc, If you’re desperate to get rid of a copy of The Cost of Discipleship, I’ll take it off your hands. It’s been on my to-read list for awhile.
11 Marc // Dec 17, 2009 at 12:58 am
Ah! I was just going to say, “If Don doesn’t want it back, you can have it.” I see Don has already answered.
It’s yours, Phil. I’ll bring it to P.A. next week.