in the middle.

Posted on 05. Aug, 2008 by Blair.

mariners is a big church with an equally big staff. there is a lot going on here.
today I was in the middle.
as I look hard at the near future and try to plan, God shows up and rocks the boat. HE reminds me that he is holding everything that is going on. in the midst [...]

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a blank page.

Posted on 04. Aug, 2008 by Blair.

creativity starts with a blank page. today i stared at one for a long time seeking inspiration, clarity & simplicity. while i am sure that there are hundreds of way to present the information at hand, i wanted this to stand out. i desire the “a-ha” moment.
as the day progressed and the page filled up [...]

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but they are both stripes!

Posted on 04. Aug, 2008 by Blair.

this was our first morning with mommy in canada. i figured it would be no big deal, since i do most of the morning routine with sally anyway. i sort of discounted just how calming mommy’s presence is to our little scrap. she woke up pretty happy, but when it came time to pick clothes, [...]

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an evening in the park

Posted on 03. Aug, 2008 by Blair.

the family (minus my beautiful wife who is currently in canada) hit central park this evening for a picnic dinner and a jazz concert. grandma sharon provided a lovely spread of sandwiches, chips & cookies. the band was great. click on the photo above to visit the full photo gallery.

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breakfast with sally

Posted on 29. Jul, 2008 by Blair.

christie is training a new hire this week which means early mornings to get prepped before the newbie arrives. the plan today was for her to drive in by herself, but sally and I decided that we should just go in together and we would have breakfast since her teacher was not at school yet [...]

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Facebook.

Posted on 22. Jul, 2008 by Blair.

Over the past few weeks I have been connecting with tons of people via Facebook. I have had an account for some time, but recently have seen a surge of people jumping in. I am literally connecting with people that I have not seen in years. I am a huge fan of web 2.0 and [...]

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Technolust.

Posted on 11. Jul, 2008 by Blair.

I want an iPhone.
I always said that when it could talk to Exchange I would get one. Well guess what friends. It talks to Exchange now. So what is the problem? AT & T coverage SUCKS at my house. So I could have the world’s coolest phone and not be able to make calls when [...]

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Wouldn’t it be great…

Posted on 25. Jun, 2008 by Blair.

if this sign really was true. in a deeply theological sense there is truth to this. when jesus was resurrected on a sunday everything was able to go back to normal. i am pretty sure that is not what the sign was talking about though.

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between…

Posted on 24. Jun, 2008 by Blair.

traffic in socal can be unpredictable, so i left early enough to get to planning commission even if there was bad traffic… but there was not. guess what that means…
you guessed it. chai tea frappuchino and free wifi while i wait.
thank you starbucks and att.

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