Monthly Archives: July 2010

The Sonlight Experience

Incredulity bathes her face as she stares at me. "You've never had a massage1 before?!" I shake my head. Brittany and I are celebrating our 5th Anniversary and have sprung for a couple's massage. The room is dim. Soothing music … Continue reading

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Making Sonlight Better

The room is still. Twenty minutes from now there will be raised voices--almost shouting--as we hash out our ideas and passionately defend our positions. My pulse will be throbbing in my neck. My stomach will be in knots. We'll be … Continue reading

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Study Your Bible

Daily devotions. Quiet time. Spending time in God's Word. Something we're supposed to do, right? Right. I read a chapter out loud every morning to Brittany--who is still mostly asleep. If the chapter is long, I stop halfway through. If … Continue reading

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Testing Stuff: Metacognition and Character

"I have to read this to you!" She's already in bed, happily browsing the internet with the iPod I got her for Christmas. "It turns out that rats have metacognition!" She's ecstatic. This latest insight gives her even more reason … Continue reading

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4 Ways to Beat Summer Boredom

My July is dedicated to finishing MathTacular4. Whether I meet that goal or not has yet to be seen. The point: I'm not going to be bored this month. At least, not while here at work. But once I get … Continue reading

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13 Ways to Keep On Top of Your Day

As a child, I never paid attention to schedules. I had a routine, and that worked for me. I knew I had to go to swimming at a certain time. I knew that we left for Awanas after dinner. I … Continue reading

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Some Days I Don't Feel Very Productive

Today was one of those days. Beat Head Against Wall The website, as of right now, seems to be fairly stable. We're still looking into what was causing the problems. <sigh> If you missed this from my Other Posts of … Continue reading

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