Monthly Archives: August 2007

The Pale Summer

The Pale Summer May: English Pale Ale July 1: American Pale Ale July 14: American IPA August 12: Simcoe Pale Ale Ever have one of those times when you complete a series of tasks or perhaps go through a period of time, look back on it, and realize there was a theme going through it,

Family Athletics

Yesterday was quite the day for competition in the Truffin household. In addition to the Bucyrus Bratfest, Sherry and I each were participating in competitive sporting events. [NOTE: I didn't actually see any of the Bratwurst Festival events this year. Sherry and Wade report that it was up to its usual fun. I DID get

Glen07: The Book Report

This year my book buying was a bit subdued. I usually come home with so many books that they strain the luggage, but this year things fit neatly in the backpack. No particular reason. Well, I didn’t get into a bidding war at the silent auction; that helped. Of course, there’s one book I should

Sssssweeeep!

I haven’t been reporting much on our weekly doubles, but this week was special. Not only did my doubles team take first place for the week, but… I took the CTP on hole 9-2-10 for a free Jolly’s Rootbeer Float. I took the CTP on hole 3 for $$$ I shot an ACE on hole

Some Things We Don’t Believe

For the last several years, Sherry and I have been members of Christians for Biblical Equality, an evangelical group which believes “that the Bible, properly interpreted, teaches the fundamental equality of men and women of all ethnicities and all economic classes, based on the teachings of scripture.” In addition to operating as a clearinghouse of

Glen07 Day 6: The Music in our Hearts

The morning workshop session, our last, was a bit more open ended than previous days since we only had two or three stories to critique. We had more room for general discussion about various topics. Two of our members had already departed campus, which served to remind us that the week was coming to a

Glen07 Day 5: The Cutting Room

So, today was the Big Day. After a week of reading other people’s stuff, my story was going to be critiqued. I looked forward to seeing how the story worked on a bunch of strangers, and, more importantly, I hoped that what I saw as the story’s flaws would not only be identified but also

Glen07 Day 4: Thomas Parker and the Aliens

In the past I’ve spent my free day visiting holy sites or doing serious work or visiting museums: respectable, serious minded pursuits. This year, I decided that I’ve been way too close to a certain kind of American mecca not to visit. So, I decided to make the three hour drive down to Roswell, NM;

Glen07 Day 3: Patty and the Big Elephant

The morning came early and my comments on stories came late today. For some reason, I had some serious trouble coming up with comments on the stories we workshopped today. In ironical fashion, for some reasons the commments I did make caused Moira to ask follow up questions so I ended up talking alot. Today

Glen07 Day 2

One regret, dear world, That I am determined not to have When I am lying on my deathbed Is that I did not kiss you enough. –I Heard God Laughing, renderings of Hafiz by Daniel Ladinsky I woke before the alarm today and had no trouble getting a shower in before breakfast. Our first day