Monthly Archives: January 2010

Ladder Practice for the Khumbu

Greetings from Another Week, Downtown St. John’s is a cacophony of colorful rectangular houses whose front doors open onto the street and whose back doors open into secret gardens that double as cat paradises. Today Marian and I had the … Continue reading

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Flat Stanley is in the House

Good Morning,   I’m back in my chair after a whirlwind road trip to the far side of the province.  Marian and I headed out Friday morning to drive to Gambo.  There I did a first–I presented at Smallwood Academy … Continue reading

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A New Altitude

Good Evening, In an unusual moment, I am lost for words. In the scale of human tragedy, this week’s earthquake in Haiti has given me (and most folks I know) an occasion for pause, for prayer, and for sorting out … Continue reading

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Avoiding “Insanity”

Howdy, It’s near the end of the first week of my Camp Two training phase and it’s been an interesting week of activity and reflection.  This week was a bit of a rest week with a few parts of the … Continue reading

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Happy 2010

Happy New Year! Wow!  It’s 2010 and today is a palindrome (01022010), as an odometer moment queen* that’s pretty exciting!  (* An odometer moment queen is someone who is fond of numerical fun such as the time 12:34:56 and car … Continue reading

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