Sacred Hospitality
True Hospitality is a Sacred Act, a Sacred Way of Being. (more…)

A simple pumpkin spice cake that’ll rock your world!
Now that you’ve contemplated some brute squash mutilation, here’s another use: Place the mashed squash (without butter, bien sûr) in a strainer over a bowl for about 30 minutes. Take that resulting squash and make the world’s deadliest cake: Pumpkin Spice Cake with Grand Marnier Cream Cheese Icing and Dulce De Leche. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. (more…)

What to look for in November
I have used most of my posts displaying astrophotographs I have taken of deep sky objects (DSOs). November is not a great month for additional work in that department. However, once in a while the night sky clears and the casual observer might want to know what’s visible above. So here goes… (more…)

Continuing college adventures
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about going back to college for the third time. I began taking an Introduction to Philosophy class at Northwestern Michigan College in early September. This was a condition for acceptance into a distance learning masters program in theology. I have taken a number of non-credit courses at NMC, but this was my first “real” college class in about 15 years. (more…)

Females as batterers? Get the picture on domestic violence
October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and there has been much discussion about DV. Men and their supporters are drawing attention to the fact that many articles and blog posts depict men as the perpetrators and women as the victims. In reality, men also can be victims of domestic violence. Sometimes women are perpetrators, and not the victims, of domestic violence.