My new years resolution, deficit remediation, and holey pants

The first time I heard the words, deficit remediation, I was doing a personality test called strengthsfinder. I had done several personality tests over my life when I was young.  This was the first one I had done when I was old.  My pastor was getting his masters, and one of his courses required him to be certified to do the strengthsfinder test.  At that time you…

My Christmas Prayer

My life is fragile. It is not robust. I have been thinking about my life, my fragile life.  I remember that day after my stroke when several people came to my house to pray for me. As we talked, I was asked what I wanted them to pray for. My left eye, my numbness, my strength, they wanted some guidance as they prayed. My answer was this:…

Building it by the Numbers

I have been playing instead of writing. Playing in the garage making something pretty cool.   This is a 1/10 scale model of the highest platform of the bridge. The bridge that I have been doing some design work on. On the elevation it is labeled “L”.  For the last year I have been working, very sporadically, on designing and resiteing the bridge. It took 8 trips…