Growing up, we were taught to “remember the Sabbath and keep it holy.” I didn’t always know what that meant. Usually, it meant that you weren’t supposed to do work; you were supposed to rest. That was cool. But then there would be those Sundays where we DID do work on Sunday. At that point, …
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80′s Night at TU
Jaime in Red Originally uploaded by TCTruffin One thing you can do when you want to feel old is find a group of college students who think that your high school era is a cool, retro time-period and then create an event where everyone celebrates said era. Because Sherry and I like feeling old, 80′s …
Where’s the rest of the story?
Shortly after we moved to Toccoa, GA, I was brought up short by a note in the police blotter that a “Certain Man” had been arrested for threatening another man with a dead pig. The image that brought to my mind raised many more questions than were ever released to the public. Today in Tiffin, …
Manners O’ Treat
I’m so glad that I outgrew trick or treating before the no-fun-niks of my particular subculture deemed Halloween the evil holiday of Satan and all he stands for. Tonight was perhaps the first time in 14 years of marriage that Sherry and I distributed candy for Halloween; there might have been once when we lived …
Shame!
So, this morning Sherry and I are in the car driving to school. I’m nattily attired in sport jacket, shirt, and jeans. Sherry is sharply dressed. We pull out of the driveway–obeying all traffic laws–behind a school bus toting its young charges to the local elementary school. We’re minding our own business, listening to Morning …
PLEASE, oh PLEASE
Don’t talk to me the least little bit about the final installment of Monsieur Harry Potter. Being somewhat snobbish on the issue, I’ve ordered mine from the UK, so I probably won’t receive it until next week, but then I’m leaving for the Glen. And Sherry and I like to read them together aloud. Until …
Just What Exactly Is The Temp?
One of the difficulties of living on the edge of nowhere is that it is something of a challenge finding out what the actual temperature outside is. Sure, I can go outside today and say, “It’s hot.” But how hot? My personal digital thermometer says it was 100 degrees here in Tiffin. However, checking various …
On par
Today was the kind of day that makes people discover reasons to dislike me. After a fairly good class this morning, I headed to my office hours where I motored through lots of paperwork. After finishing my work, I walked outside where the sun was shining, the sky was blue, and a gentle breeze wafted …
Election Day Observations
As the dust settles and we wait to hear what’s going to happen in the Virginia and Montana senate races, I thought I’d share some random observations from my tiny little couch here in rural northwest Ohio. Ohio voters proved themselves smart I was really impressed with the Ohio electorate yesterday. We were faced with …
Rockin’ in Brat Town
Today Sherry and I joined Wade and several of his friends and their relations at the 2006 Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival. You can read all about it and the deep-fried Twinkie on its own special page. Don’t miss the photo of Miss Ox Roast Festival! 2006 Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival
