Monthly Archives: September 2023

Word Of The Day For Friday March 1, 2019

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Friday March 1, 2019

do-all

PRONUNCIATION: (DOO-ahl)

MEANING: noun: A person who does all kinds of work in a job.

ETYMOLOGY: From do, from Old English don (to do) + all, from Old English eall (all). Earliest documented use: 1631.

USAGE: “‘He is a do-all guy for us and is a critical component to what we are doing.’” Dirk Facer; Utah Football: Covey Is Doing This and That for the Utes; Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah); Oct 30, 2018.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: We should not be simply fighting evil in the name of good, but struggling against the certainties of people who claim always to know where good and evil are to be found. -Tzvetan Todorov, philosopher (1 Mar 1939-2017)

Old Diary Entry For 1990-07-07

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1990-07-07

Dear Diary,

Yesterday we went to the Warshaw caves. It was great. Then we went to The Village. I mailed my letter, had my clothes cleaned. Then we had pizza. Today went strawberry picking. I got film & batteries today. Opa gave me 3.00$ because I gave him two batteries for his flashlight. (a pocket one). I mailed a letter. Love, Tara

Reflection For Friday September 29, 2023

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Friday September 29, 2023

Today after work I’m taking the opportunity to chill out after work. My DISH Arthritis woke me up before 4:30 am. So I am super tired & I have an ongoing migraine that will never go away. At least while I watch my true crime shows I can work on my ongoing mini writing projects. They are basically short pieces of poetry that don’t take long to write. I am so glad I’ve also got two books I’m reading @ the same time. One is A Father Before Christmas by Neil Boyd & the other is Dying On The Vine by Peter King.

Bruce’s Honey Sesame Bread

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Bruce’s Honey Sesame Bread

I gave my wife a Bread Machine as a gift last Christmas and I use it almost every day!

This is a deliciously chewy bread.

Use Basic setting and Medium baking cycle.

Makes 1 1/2 pound loaf.

  • 1 1/4 cup Water
  • 1/4 cup + 1 tbs. Honey
  • 1 tbs. Inst. Buttermilk (see note on liquid Buttermilk)
  • 1 1/2 tsp. Salt
  • 3 cups Bread Flour
  • 3 tbs. Wheat Bran
  • 1/2 cup Toasted Sesame Seeds
  • 2 1/4 tsp. Active Dry Yeast

Note:

When using liquid buttermilk, reduce water by 1/4 cup and replace inst. buttermilk with 1/4 cup liquid buttermilk.

From: DHFX37A@prodigy.com (MR BRUCE D HAY)

Befriending the Great Paradox

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Befriending the Great Paradox

The language of paradox is written all over creation. It is there for us to read and discern. When we do attend to it, it seems to make life more tolerable, more bearable; dare I suggest, more meaningful. When we fail to attend, we expose ourselves to forces that can be cruel and devastating. Apparently, we do have a choice. The big problem, however, is that the choice seems to lead in directions that are alien to our imperial Western consciousness, to our rational ways of perceiving and acting, to our prized sense of being in control of the contingent nature of the world we inhabit. To opt for the other choice feels like betraying or abandoning all we have worked so hard for, all that constitutes the very foundations of a civilized world.

— from the book Paschal Paradox: Reflections on a Life of Spiritual Evolution, by Diarmuid O’Murchu, page 72