work...

Let's see...

I am working twice as hard for 1/4 of the money...not good.
Networking at the bar. Met a camera man for Fox. His best friend is
staffing a documentary crew for two up coming project. So I bought him a beer.
If I keep thinking of the bar as a transition situation I might just make it.
I played at church last week just on Sunday at the downtown campus. This week I play the whole weekend at the Box. Late nights at the pub and early sound checks don't mix. I am tired...

Chris T...

Tonight Chris Thompson brought his girlfriend Payal out from the city for a cook out.
A delightful evening of conversation, stories and yes, a few laughs.
He even supplied me with some Oberon...good boy!

He has a blog over in my links...
The kid's a clever writer with a keen sense of political awareness.
Good Stuff.



Hard to come over here and NOT meet a few of our critters...

This recession...

It's hitting everyone...

Fr. Peter...

Our dear friend Father Peter Jarosz celebrated his 20th anniversary of service as a Priest on Sunday. He's a good guy, we are fortunate to have him around. I'm not sure I've ever met a more generous man. He's been very kind to Kim and myself. If you need? He'll do his best to provide.

Congratulations!

A send off for a drummer...

How do you say goodbye to a drummer?
Bill Carroll, his wife and kids are heading off to build churches in France. They will soon be leaving us. So how do you say goodby to a drummer?
You put together a team of 6 other drummers to play on his last Sunday as worship leader (for now). I knew I was in trouble when at 6:30 am I saw this...

So much drum gear was flying all over the place that they even needed a piece to hold doors open.
So here's the make up of the drum ensemble...
Four yes count em, four kits.


A couple of percussionists.


A few guitarists, singers, a bass player, a great sound guy and you have a rhythm heavy music morning that kicked some serious music butt.




Here's to you Mr. Carroll, we'll miss you

The garden trend...

For several years now Steve Bailey has been studying different ways of being more self sustainable. Kim has also been making the transfer to growing our own produce. We have been enjoying eggs laid by our hen for a while now. Along comes an economic downward spiral for the country and sure enough more people are following suit. One of the employees of our local nursery was mentioning how more and more people are starting "Victory Gardens". We are looking forward to onions, squash, snap peas, cucumbers, zucchini, peppers, strawberries, garlic, shallots, chives, cantaloupe and a host of herbs. Kim even pulled up a rose bed to make room for tomatoes. Between what Steve B grows and what we can produce, we are hoping for a nice co-op of crops to share.
As a matter of fact Kim is upstairs making a strawberry/rhubarb pie to share with Steve and Barb (which is only fair, it's his rhubarb).
Through the magic of social networking I have stumbled across gardens from Steve Mochel in NY to Troy McMahon in Kansas City. I think I like where this is all going.

Part of Steve Bailey's garden


Steve's Rhubarb


The Mochel/Shuler/Bradley garden


The McMahon garden


Part of Kim's handywork


Our egg maker


Wow...
Here's part of the Greever gardens in IL.
peppers, eggplant, beets, kohlrabi, carrots, radishes, cabbage, cauliflower, strawberries, broccoli, spinach and several types of lettuce.

A few girl pics...

I just can't put it into words how bad I feel if I don't see these guys every few days or so. These are from Saturday.