Tom
Lenten Diatary Adventure: Evil Twin Entry 03
Friday Mar 27, 2009
It's amazing how far
one can stoop with a little encouragement 
but DUDE! your face is looking
thinner - be careful - fragile is the ego of the
Dark Horse....
but DUDE! your face is looking
thinner - be careful - fragile is the ego of the
Dark Horse....
Lenten Dietary Adventure: Evil Twin Entry 02
Wednesday Mar 18, 2009
Au contraire, mon frere! Don't EVER dis the mystique
- what are thinkin' man, I rather enjoyed my amber
ale while you sipped your lime bubble water the other
night you were over. AND - I did gobble up at least
three of the home made cookies Elizabeth made. OK so,
true, I didn't indulge in a second beer - and no, I
haven't really been rubbing it in your face and I
really haven't been gorging extra portions of sweets
or alcohol...ahhhhhhh, maybe I'm NOT EVIL! I even
started a work out routine (thanks Trace for buying
the Wii Fit) My Wii Fit age is 30! and my Wii Fit
trainer says "you're really strong" in between saying
"you're a little shaky."
Lenten Dietary Adventure: Evil Twin Entry 01
Wednesday Feb 25, 2009
O.K. Timothy (Honoring God) vs Thomas (the twin -
also the doubter). I have determined not to forsake
any of the food items and in fact to (on occasion)
drink Tim's share of beer. Let's see how "uncleansed"
I feel next to my purified bro at the end of this.
Cheers, tomz.
Cheers, tomz.
Ghost Ranch 2008
Thursday Aug 14, 2008
So how can I sum up an eventful summer – wow. I
am still relishing the profound impact of both weeks
at Ghost Ranch Abiquiu, New Mexico. Family Week was
crazy, fun, and moving. I’m looking forward to
next year on that one. The Peace and Justice week
opened such hopeful light. I met so many passionate
people across different faiths (a rabbi and some
muslims) as well some deep thinkers from my own
Presbyterian tradition that all believe in peace with
justice. I am compelled to write simply to report
some of my observations. I saw the rabbi and muslim
embrace each other. I have heard the way muslims
always follow the name of Mohammed with something
like “blessed be his name.” I had the
priveledge of hearing a muslim speaker discuss her
study of some of the Christian scriptures but was
quite unprepared when I heard her say “Jesus,
blessed be his name…” I found myself
weeping at the idea of this muslim affording such
respect. This of course is no shocking revelation to
any muslim because they all revere Jesus. I may have
known this fact but I was overjoyed to be reminded in
this way. The truth is out: people of different
faiths CAN get along – even laugh together and
are working for peace with justice – may it
come quickly.
Love Never Ends
Monday Nov 19, 2007
So great to get some singing help on our latest
recording effort; thanks Trace, Dill, Eva, Violet,
Ruby, Mom, E the Gibbster, Keythe, Alan, Jim, &
Darmini! We now have quite a collection of tunes
ready for mix. I’m looking forward to getting
our one Christmas-themed song “Angel’s
Song” up and ready for download in the next
month. Come on back to check it out.
As my first blog entry on the new site, I want to say thanks again to our web guru Jim Rispin for dialing everything in. I also want to share a certain optimism I sense despite the heart-gripping losses to our family. The first Thanksgiving without our brother Chet is not going to be easy. God bless the Liptons for all they do! I just had the pleasure of plowing through a number of squash dishes Sharon, Mom and Lolo cooked up over at the Misners the other night. Why? Because Lolo had “all this squash.” We sat around the table to laugh and engage in spirited discussions about the good stuff: religion, politics and old family stories. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I still miss Chet. I still miss Dad. I still miss KJ. And I’ve come to cherish spontaneous togetherness. Love does never end.
As my first blog entry on the new site, I want to say thanks again to our web guru Jim Rispin for dialing everything in. I also want to share a certain optimism I sense despite the heart-gripping losses to our family. The first Thanksgiving without our brother Chet is not going to be easy. God bless the Liptons for all they do! I just had the pleasure of plowing through a number of squash dishes Sharon, Mom and Lolo cooked up over at the Misners the other night. Why? Because Lolo had “all this squash.” We sat around the table to laugh and engage in spirited discussions about the good stuff: religion, politics and old family stories. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I still miss Chet. I still miss Dad. I still miss KJ. And I’ve come to cherish spontaneous togetherness. Love does never end.