Hi Everyone,
Well, I have a decision to make, so I thought I'd discuss it with you. You probably noticed that almost all the posts here at the Daily Reeder are political, social, or religious and spiritual. Now and then I deviate from this theme, talking about some trip or break I took that I enjoyed. There was the time I took that huge trip across the country, which I attempted to chronicle here. However, since this blogger was using the computer most of the time, I didn't get much of a chance to do it, and I kept putting it off, and then it kind of fizzled out.
I choose this forum to talk about politics and religion, since they tell you "Don't talk about politics and religion," I choose to blog about it. However, talking and thinking about politics all the time cort of wears on you. I noticed that after a while blogging, I end up sort of worn out, tense, slightly irritated. Beyond that, I just think some diversity here would be in line. I will still do political commentary for the most part, but I feel like I should be more diverse in this blog. But, again, this is just me. What do you guys think I should do? I look forward to hearing your answers.
This is the Daily Reeder, Over&out.
Showing posts with label Personal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Personal. Show all posts
Friday, July 24, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
My Spring Break
Hi everyone,
Well, I'll digress from my usual theme and talk on a personal note. I'd like to talk now about what I did over my spring break, and it was a memorable spring break. So I'll give you a brief breakdown of what I did here.
I got out a week before this past friday. I didn't do much that day. Just sat around, read, looked at the computer. The next day, saturday, went pretty much the same way, I did some shopping in the morning, but not much else.
On sunday, I went to church in the morning with my family. We don't go that often, since I remain ambivalent about religion, but this day was the 25th anniversary of the pastor's beginning, and we know him well, so we decided we'd show up this day. Funnily enough, I found myself connecting with the sermon this day. He was talking about how we had to choose to accept Jesus into our lives, to "open the door" as he put it. I don't remember the message exactly, just that I found myself connecting with it in a way that I had not before.
The next day, my brother and I set to work on getting the back deck painted. On monday, we moved the stuff, chairs, plants, so on, out of the way, and get the deck washed and clean before we could paint the next day. The whole job of painting took a long time, but I enjoyed it for some reason. Every once in a while, when I have to do something like this around the house, I find it satisfying to get it done.
On wednesday, my brother and I left and headed to a friend of my dad's in the Santa Cruz area. We decided to take the train up there, and have him meet us. Well, we got on a train, took it to San Luis Obispo, which is still 200 miles away from Santa Cruz. So after a series of buses, we reached the guy, whom my dad knows very well, and whom we have visited many times.
The next day, thursday, my brother and I traveled into the Bay Area itself. First, I recommended we go to Berkeley, just for the hell of it. My brother agreed, but this meant a little less time for things to do in San Francisco. We did do some exploring there, though. We stopped by this bookstore that catered mostly to left-leaning clientele. Moving on, we got back down into the main drag of San Francisco, strolling about and taking pictures like a couple of damn tourists. Later, we utilized the train again to get back to our friend at his job in San Jose.
On friday, we set out to go kayaking at a nearby slough (I think it's pronounced sloo), but since a heavy wind would be kicking up soon, it would pretty much ruin the whole thing. Instead, we took some more pictures of a nearby sea lion habitat, and then came back to his place for a bit. Then he introduced us to his newest hobby (as he's had quite a few hobbies). It's called geocaching. It involves using a handheld GPS device to find boxes of goodies hidden nearby. He went a little far with it, though, in my opinion. He took us on this one long trail walk looking for them, which I didn't mind as much, but at one point, he went looking for one in a local cemetary.
On Saturday, we went on a long walk with the guy and his dog in the morning, then had breakfast at a coffee place. When we couldn't figure out what to do with the rest of our day, we decided to play frisbee golf. The course was on the side of a high hill, so that added a lot of challenge to the game. Then as the afternoon bled into evening, we payed a brief visit to his mother. That night we had take out and beer for dinner.
Finally, on sunday, we went out for breakfast, came back, got packed up, and then came back to the train station to travel home. After a long, beautiful afternoon on the train, my brother and I arrived in LA at nightfall. Our parents were there to take us back home to resume our loads of tasks the next day, but we had gotten oodles of enjoyment from this spring break.
Well, I hope you enjoyed listening to this as much as I enjoyed talking about it. Every now and then, I get narcissistic, so I have to indulge in self-uh-telling, for lack of a better word. Maybe I'll do some more of these personal stories in the future. I don't blog very often, as you guys know, so most of my insight comes from a fairly mundane, day-to-day life. I'll keep you posted.
This is the Daily Reeder, Over&out.
Well, I'll digress from my usual theme and talk on a personal note. I'd like to talk now about what I did over my spring break, and it was a memorable spring break. So I'll give you a brief breakdown of what I did here.
I got out a week before this past friday. I didn't do much that day. Just sat around, read, looked at the computer. The next day, saturday, went pretty much the same way, I did some shopping in the morning, but not much else.
On sunday, I went to church in the morning with my family. We don't go that often, since I remain ambivalent about religion, but this day was the 25th anniversary of the pastor's beginning, and we know him well, so we decided we'd show up this day. Funnily enough, I found myself connecting with the sermon this day. He was talking about how we had to choose to accept Jesus into our lives, to "open the door" as he put it. I don't remember the message exactly, just that I found myself connecting with it in a way that I had not before.
The next day, my brother and I set to work on getting the back deck painted. On monday, we moved the stuff, chairs, plants, so on, out of the way, and get the deck washed and clean before we could paint the next day. The whole job of painting took a long time, but I enjoyed it for some reason. Every once in a while, when I have to do something like this around the house, I find it satisfying to get it done.
On wednesday, my brother and I left and headed to a friend of my dad's in the Santa Cruz area. We decided to take the train up there, and have him meet us. Well, we got on a train, took it to San Luis Obispo, which is still 200 miles away from Santa Cruz. So after a series of buses, we reached the guy, whom my dad knows very well, and whom we have visited many times.
The next day, thursday, my brother and I traveled into the Bay Area itself. First, I recommended we go to Berkeley, just for the hell of it. My brother agreed, but this meant a little less time for things to do in San Francisco. We did do some exploring there, though. We stopped by this bookstore that catered mostly to left-leaning clientele. Moving on, we got back down into the main drag of San Francisco, strolling about and taking pictures like a couple of damn tourists. Later, we utilized the train again to get back to our friend at his job in San Jose.
On friday, we set out to go kayaking at a nearby slough (I think it's pronounced sloo), but since a heavy wind would be kicking up soon, it would pretty much ruin the whole thing. Instead, we took some more pictures of a nearby sea lion habitat, and then came back to his place for a bit. Then he introduced us to his newest hobby (as he's had quite a few hobbies). It's called geocaching. It involves using a handheld GPS device to find boxes of goodies hidden nearby. He went a little far with it, though, in my opinion. He took us on this one long trail walk looking for them, which I didn't mind as much, but at one point, he went looking for one in a local cemetary.
On Saturday, we went on a long walk with the guy and his dog in the morning, then had breakfast at a coffee place. When we couldn't figure out what to do with the rest of our day, we decided to play frisbee golf. The course was on the side of a high hill, so that added a lot of challenge to the game. Then as the afternoon bled into evening, we payed a brief visit to his mother. That night we had take out and beer for dinner.
Finally, on sunday, we went out for breakfast, came back, got packed up, and then came back to the train station to travel home. After a long, beautiful afternoon on the train, my brother and I arrived in LA at nightfall. Our parents were there to take us back home to resume our loads of tasks the next day, but we had gotten oodles of enjoyment from this spring break.
Well, I hope you enjoyed listening to this as much as I enjoyed talking about it. Every now and then, I get narcissistic, so I have to indulge in self-uh-telling, for lack of a better word. Maybe I'll do some more of these personal stories in the future. I don't blog very often, as you guys know, so most of my insight comes from a fairly mundane, day-to-day life. I'll keep you posted.
This is the Daily Reeder, Over&out.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
What a Year... And what a year still to come
To One&all,
Well, tonight is the big night. One red-letter year is about to come to a close. And we are about to embark on another red-letter year. Well, as we all commence with our celebrations, I'd like to take a moment, and a post, to look back on the journey on which 2008 has taken us.
What a year it has been. On my personal front, I have done a lot this year. Early in the year, I got my driver's liscense. Later, I turned 18 (okay, so it took me longer to get my liscense). In June, I graduated from high school. In September, I started college. So far, I have performed decently, but there is still much for me to improve.
On a large scale, we suffered some hardships and achieved some triumphs. Our economy went downhill. First housing, then credit, then fuel prices skyrocketed. Then the stock market started to tank. While this went on, a young, but harkworking senator got people inspired to get involved. Throughout the year, he went from being another candidate, to being the first african-american nominee from a major party, to being president-elect.
Several crises, social, economic, environmental, international, have unfolded this year. This year, I did a lot of thinking about all these issues. And just two weeks ago, I was compelled to start up this blog. These were the challenges, the shortcomings, and the triumphs of this year. 2008 has indeed been a monumental year.
So what does 2009 hold in store for us? This will be a year of transitions and changes. Right now, I am in the process of helping my grandparents move from Denver to Boston. On January 20, George W. Bush will move out of the White House, and Barack Obama will move in. He will face economic, environmental, and international crisis on the first day. 2009 will be the first real year of this blog. Later this month, my college will resume its spring semester.
However, there's no telling now where the journey 2009 has paved for us will lead us. But wherever the course ahead takes us, I will report about it, give a perspective to it not typically heard, and invite you to join me in the process. For now, I hope this year has left you well, and I hope that next year will leave you even better.
For the last time in the year 2008, This is the Daily Reeder, Over&out.
Well, tonight is the big night. One red-letter year is about to come to a close. And we are about to embark on another red-letter year. Well, as we all commence with our celebrations, I'd like to take a moment, and a post, to look back on the journey on which 2008 has taken us.
What a year it has been. On my personal front, I have done a lot this year. Early in the year, I got my driver's liscense. Later, I turned 18 (okay, so it took me longer to get my liscense). In June, I graduated from high school. In September, I started college. So far, I have performed decently, but there is still much for me to improve.
On a large scale, we suffered some hardships and achieved some triumphs. Our economy went downhill. First housing, then credit, then fuel prices skyrocketed. Then the stock market started to tank. While this went on, a young, but harkworking senator got people inspired to get involved. Throughout the year, he went from being another candidate, to being the first african-american nominee from a major party, to being president-elect.
Several crises, social, economic, environmental, international, have unfolded this year. This year, I did a lot of thinking about all these issues. And just two weeks ago, I was compelled to start up this blog. These were the challenges, the shortcomings, and the triumphs of this year. 2008 has indeed been a monumental year.
So what does 2009 hold in store for us? This will be a year of transitions and changes. Right now, I am in the process of helping my grandparents move from Denver to Boston. On January 20, George W. Bush will move out of the White House, and Barack Obama will move in. He will face economic, environmental, and international crisis on the first day. 2009 will be the first real year of this blog. Later this month, my college will resume its spring semester.
However, there's no telling now where the journey 2009 has paved for us will lead us. But wherever the course ahead takes us, I will report about it, give a perspective to it not typically heard, and invite you to join me in the process. For now, I hope this year has left you well, and I hope that next year will leave you even better.
For the last time in the year 2008, This is the Daily Reeder, Over&out.
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