Lester, Jean. Jorgy: The Life of Native Alaskan Bush Pilot and Airline Captain Holger “Jorgy” Jorgensen._ Ester, AK: Ester Republic Press, 2007. $25 In the late 60′s my grandfather purchased an 8mm film camera complete with light bar. It was a hand-wound model that would only capture a minute or two of action before needing …
Monthly Archives: May 2008
Trapped in Vacationland
One of the joys of the academic calendar is that while a ton of work has to be done in the “off” months, your schedule can be very flexible. This usually means that we do a fair amount of travel in the summer. This year, due to Sherry’s impending book deadline, we seem to be …
First Class…
ain’t what it used to be. This past week, Sherry and I had the pleasure of enjoying Williamsburg, VA for a week thanks to a prize she won. The package included first class airfare on United Airlines. Before I complain too much, I must say that yes, the seats were wider and more comfortable; yes, …
An Evangelical Manifesto
It seems that Evangelical Christians are always trying to figure out who we are. I remember reading Francis Schaeffer’s A Christian Manifesto in high school. I don’t remember much of it now, but I do remember it causing me to think a great deal about what we Christians are. Later, I struggled through Lloyd-Jones’s What …
Grads, Crazy Romanians, The Police
So, things have been hopping here at Chez Truffin. Last week was graduation. This year was the first time that Sherry and I were able to see students who were in our first classes here graduate. It also marked the first class of English Majors earning their B.A.’s at TU. We’re all a bit proud …
Little Things
Pie and coffee This morning I sit here drinking stale coffee and eating bad pie. And I’m happy. The coffee, while stale, started out as good coffee a few days ago. And by good I mean freshly ground, properly stored, french press brewed Garuda Blend coffee from San Francisco’s Peet’s Coffee. Sure, two or three …
