And the Blogosphere Recognizes…

Er...yeah, it's me again (I'm trying to be modest here, guys). Really, though, my sweet friend, Gill of Realweegiemidget Reviews nominated me for the Blogger Recognition Award, which I had never heard of but I think is a cool concept. Thanks, Gill, you're awesome! Like any good blogging award, there are certain niceties to be …

And Then There Were Three…Liebsters

Unlike Hollywood, blogger awards season is year-round, and lo and behold, I've won my third Liebster, courtesy of the lovely Gill at Realweegiemidget Reviews. Thank you so much, Gill! It's always nice to be appreciated and to pass it on. If anyone is unitiated as to the responsibilities of accepting a Liebster Award, the recipient's …

Live And Let Binge

Here we are again. The lockdown is pretty much over. Social distancing isn't really a thing unless someone's at a protest (or something more destructive, and in that case, all the shame on them). Worship services are finally starting to come back. Sorta. There's almost no point in going to meeting if there's no singing …

Let the Sunshine In (Again)

I think we all need a little sunshine right now, and I've been racking up a couple more Sunshine Awards over the past few months. My friend Gill at Realweegiemidget Reviews just nominated me for one a couple of days ago, and I had an inkling there were other Awards I didn't really do anything …

The Binge Goes On

Aaaaand we're still quarantined in California. I won't give my opinion of certain people in charge of my state except to say, "Question everything," and "Consider the source." We do have light at the end of the tunnel, of course, but staying inside is definitely having its effects. A couple of weeks ago my dad …

Bingeing In the Time of Coronavirus

Hi, all, hope everyone had a good Easter! I originally was supposed to go back to work tomorrow, but heh heh, no, I'm not, because I got temporarily laid off until the schools go back to normal. Whenever that is. Of all the states in the United States, California's among those which have gotten hit …

For Josh

Gonna do something a little different today. I don't often share personal stories, as you all know, but for the past week I've been coming to terms with a somewhat major recent event. I'll do my best not to overshare because I don't want to air any dirty laundry here, but I feel the need …

Three’s Company

Look who's turning four! This year has gone by fast, you guys. And who else is looking forward to 2020? I am. The Second So Bad It's Good Blogathon is coming up, the Broadway Bound Blogathon will come back, and there are a few more surprises in the works, one of which is going to …

Tales From the Crosswalk

OK, I know I said yesterday I would post another Shamedown, but I'm going to put it off for a few days. Why? Because it's Story Time. I'm not telling this to toot my own horn or anything, believe me. I just need to vent. Anyone who's read my blog for a while knows I …

Then There Were Two

Longfellow once wrote, "To have joy, one must share it, for happiness was born a twin." I wonder what Longfellow would say about Leibster Awards, of which I now have two, thanks to the sweet ladies at Pure Entertainment Preservation Society. Thank you so much, Tiffany and Rebekah! As always, accepting a Liebster requires the …

The Sunshine Blogger Award, Part Two

As promised, deja vu... 🙂 My second Sunshine Blogger Award in less than a month! Well, friends, this is an unexpected honor. This time I got nominated by my lovely friend, Gill at Realweegiemidget Reviews--thank you so much, Gill! I am immensely flattered that you thought of me for this award. Just like the first time …

The Sunshine Blogger Award

OK, I know I said I was going to post something for Gabriela's Daphene du Maurier Blogathon today, but that was before I got nominated by Sally of 18 Cinema Lane for the Sunshine Blogger Award. Wasn't that nice of her? Sally's wonderful blog can be found here. Thank you, Sally! As always, this sort …

My Five Flaming Hotties (Plus A Bonus!)

Surprise tag post time... A couple of years ago, Gill at Realweegiemidget Reviews and Catherine at Thoughts All Sorts did a Five Flaming Hotties tag, and Gill decided to resurrect it. She's tossed the idea around a few times on Twitter, so I thought I'd have a list ready. I think it speaks for itself, …

Remembering Rick Elias

This past Tuesday, Rick Elias passed away from glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. He was sixty-four. I grew up on his music, mainly through his work with one of my all-time favorite songwriters, the late Rich Mullins. Elias made numerous contributions to contemporary Christian music, or CCM, as it's called. Elias didn't release …

Hail, Alma Mater

A couple of weeks ago, I returned to my alma mater, Sacramento State University, for the first time since graduating in 2000. My older niece just got her computer science degree there, and my younger niece started her upper division business classes this semester. Being at Sac was kind of a weird feeling, even though I …