I’ve spent portions of the past two days changing the rear struts on my car. Yesterday, the passenger side changed without a problem, which was awesome, but I hit a snag on the driver’s side when one of the lug bolts wouldn’t come off. I knew it was going to sheer off, and it did, […]
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The Lost Roads
Between the 1950s and the 1990s, the United States Geological Survey undertook the massive task of surveying the entire United States, producing over 55,000 topographic maps. These maps attempted to provide a comprehensive record of United States land, and as a small part of this effort, they attempted to reproduce the locations of mines, mine […]
Striving
There’s a popular, but good cliche in the Christian missions community: God doesn’t call the qualified, he qualifies the called. It’s led me to question the striving in my own life, the trying so hard to establish an identity. I had a country I was planning to visit this summer, but it’s thoroughly locked down […]
Being Good Enough
In middle school, our band had a number of slackers, most of whom were in percussion. It was, after all, a time of trying subjects out and discovering strengths and weaknesses, and I think it was common for a lot of people to want to try their hands at drums and guitar. One particular percussionist […]
Church, Friends, Future
Ah, yes. Another Sunday skipping church. Funny how I still call it that. “Skipping”. Funny how I still feel bad when I do it. Church attendance is an interesting topic. If you don’t attend church, you are usually slammed with Hebrews 10:25. But of course, we know that church attendance is not synonymous with righteousness, […]
Nostalgia
Several weeks ago, I bought a Lego set. But it wasn’t just any Lego set: it was the best set you could have purchased in the mid-90s. And I bought it brand new. Mint. Sealed in box. I had been tracking it for a few months, waiting for a good deal, and the right deal […]
The Changing of the Garage
Just a few weeks ago, my second roommate moved out and for the first time in my life, I have a garage space! My car barely fits. It’d be hilarious if it didn’t also piss me off. But nothing can really be done about it. For not having to scrape the frost off my windshields […]
Life and Passing
Several weeks ago, I was driving to Dream Group when my mom called. I don’t like answering phone calls or texts when I’m driving, so I snuck a glance just long enough to see who was calling me, then let it go to voicemail. Mom never calls. She occasionally texts out of the blue, but […]
Not-So-Jogging
I have a short life-story I’ve been meaning to share. I’ve long had the suspicion it is relevant to many others. A year or two ago, I found myself in possession of a pair of trail running shoes, not because I had any intention of running on trails, but because they came from the same […]
Thoughts from Tree Line
About five years ago I hiked Mount Quandary for the first time. It was one of the worst hikes I’ve ever done. There was a lot going on in my life at the time, I really wasn’t prepared for the hike, and although I made it to the top with two friends, we were so […]