Tag Archives: travel

Anti-adaptation for Advent

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

After a week, here in Costa Rica, I am acclimating. It did not frustrate me, this morning, when a chorus of howler monkeys and roosters woke me up at the crack of dawn. Yesterday I described the variations I wanted … Continue reading →

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Nonconformity– a doorway to eternity

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

When the November wind and waves threatened to capsize my little kayak on the Great Egg Harbor, I wondered if I could be taking nonconformity too far. Sunday was not the usual weather for water sports. But I enjoyed it. … Continue reading →

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Posers

Posted on August 26, 2009 by

Foolish people should not be proud And rulers should not be liars! (Proverbs 17:7, International Children’s Bible) Paul told me, the other night during a marathon and often-hilarious Coordinators meeting, that Peter Weir imported Croatian fishermen to be the ship’s … Continue reading →

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Launch on St. Brendan’s Day

Posted on May 16, 2009 by

When Gwen and I were on the Dingle Peninsula last summer, we did not expect a new grandson to end up with the name Brendan. It is a good name. On May 16, when we remember St. Brendan the Navigator … Continue reading →

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