This afternoon I drove to Altoona to see the Reading Phillies play the Altoona Curve (whenever I hear Altoona I think of an oft concussed wide receiver who played for the Jets). I was very impressed by Blair County Ballpark. Any ballpark that has a rollercoaster behind rightfield gets a passing grade.
The collection of mascots the Curve [...]
Entries from August 2008
August 31, 2008
Another Serving of Minor League Baseball
August 30, 2008
When is a Quarter not a Quarter?
He stands at the washing machine, attempting futilely to insert four quarters and start the wash cycle. The small tray that holds the coins is supposed to slide in, then the machine is supposed to start. Thump. Thump. Thump. The tray will not slide in. Thump. Thump. Then a bit more forcefully, THUMP.
One of the [...]
August 28, 2008
SCEFC Set List (August 31)
This coming Sunday I am serving as the worship leader at State College E-Free Church. The message will be on Psalm 13, with the title “A Song for God’s Love.” I decided to focus on the general theme of the love of God.
Song # 1 – (F) God of Wonders - Marc Byrd & Steve Hindalong
I [...]
August 27, 2008
A New Camera: Nikon Coolpix S210
I’ve been wanting to get a compact point and shoot camera for the past couple of years. While I love my Nikon D40, it can be a bit unwieldy at times.
This week I noticed that several stores put the Nikon Coolpix S210 on sale. The more I looked at it, the more I liked it. I decided [...]
August 25, 2008
Staying Classy
Today I had my first regular class (Soil Ecology) as a student in a long time. For the past three semesters I have been taking research credits, thesis credits, seminar credits, and teaching credits.
I also found out today that I got into Biology of Fungi, which is a good thing. This semester my Monday through Thursday schedule will be [...]
