BLOGS I POSTED
28 posts at Blogger, 8 at Red Letter Christians, and 8 at Salisbury Post
(RLC and SP not included in list - click above links for those)
Personal Stories
B60. Living with MS
B68. Trip to Niagara Falls
B76. Meeting Mrs. Freeman
Social Issues
B58. The Feminist Word
B61. How Much for that Political Label?
B66. Why Be Proud of Jason Collins?
B72. How Could Slavery Have Happened?
*B73. Ex-Gay No More
B74. Paula Deen and Chick-Fil-A
*B80. I Tithe, But God Is Convicting Me
*B82. Duck Hunting, Defrocking a Minister, and Other Gay Tidings
Education
B77. Where Math Education Has Failed
History
B67. Book Review: Letters from a Montana Sheep Man
B70. Friendship Bonds and Witness Trees
Faith
B57. Lonely Meditation
B62. For Those Who Must Follow
B75. I'm Humbled, Probably Not
B81. Missing the Message
Politics
*B64. NC Legislators: Those Funny Fellows!
Faith and Politics
B56. Blog from the Future
B 59. Was the President Sleepy Through Yesterday's Prayer Breakfast?
*B63. ACLU Sues Rowan County
B65. FOX News, Truth, and Me Playing Basketball
B69. Refocusing the Great Commission
B71. Christianity Means Not Knowing All the Answers
*B78. Have Progressive Christians Abandoned Too Much?
B79. Book Review: Wounded By God's People
*most popular
BOOKS I READ (35)
The Rough Guide to Android Phones & Tablets, ed. 2 (Andrew Clare, 2012)
America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, helpmates, and Heroines (Gail Collins, 2003)
New Testament (audio, repeat)
Redfield Farm (Judith Redline Coopey, 2010)
The Cambridge Introduction to Virginia Woolf (Jane Goldman, 2006)
Called to Life, Called to Love (Henri Nouwen, 1997)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom, 2003)
*Freeman (Leonard Pitts Jr., 2012)
*To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee, 1960)
Letters from a Montana Sheep Man (Darlene Schneck, 2013)
Lean In (Sheryl Sandberg, 2013)
Gettysburg (Civil War Times, 1961)
The Emancipation of Robert Sadler (R. Sadler & Marie Chapian, 1975)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1852)
The Girls Next Door (Gelder & Brandt, 1996)
*A Dog's Purpose: A Novel for Humans (audio, W. Bruce Cameron, 2011)
A Dog's Journey (W. Bruce Cameron, 2012)
Healing the Heart of Democracy (Parker J. Palmer, 2011)
Wounded by God's People (Anne Graham Lotz, 2013)
Imperfect Birds: A Novel (Anne LaMott, 2010, audio)
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen, 2007, audio)
Nights in Rodanthe (Nicholas Sparks, 2002, audio)
Blue Like Jazz (Donald Miller, 2003, audio)
Reformed Spirituality (Howard L. Rice, 1991)
The Funny Thing Is . . . (Ellen Degeneres, 2003, audio)
Getting to Know William Shakespeare (2001, audio)
Life of Pi (Yann Martel, 2001, audio)
*Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Frederick Douglass, 1845, audio)
Living History (Hillary Rodham Clinton, 2004, audio)
Dreams from My Father (Barack Obama, 1995, audio)
No Such Thing as a Cherokee Princess (Barrie Miller Kirby, 2013)
Strength Like Yours (Maurice McFadden, 2012)
A Year with C.S. Lewis: Daily Readings from His Classic Works (2003)
Billy Graham: A Life in Pictures (Ken Garfield, 2013)
March: Book One (John Lewis, 2013)
*favorites
A Few Other Highlights
Vacation Travel: Niagara Falls/Seneca Falls/Rochester/Gettysburg (May); Durham/Wake Forest (Nov.)
Movies/Videos: Les Miserables (2012); Glee (Season 3); The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony (repeat, 1999); Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013); Jobs (2013); Mary Poppins (repeat, 1964); Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Technology: left Netflix (Feb.); got iPad (Aug.); joined LinkedIn; continued Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest
Work: 14 1/2 years at the college, and counting
Church: joined R4 small group (Apr.)
Health: started diet for MS symptoms (Feb.); started left knee/leg/foot PT (Feb.)
Greatest Joys: the truest and best of friends
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2014 RESOLUTIONS
1. Exercise at least 120 hours (10 per month)
2. Read at least 12 books (1 per month)
3. Keep weight to 117 or less
January
1. 10 P
2. read 1 book P
3. 119-122 X
February
1. 11:55 (YTD 21:55) P
2. read 3 books (YTD 4) P
3. 119-121 X
March
1. 12:15 (YTD 34:10) P
2. read 1 book (YTD 5) P
3. 117.5 - 121.5 X
April
1. 8:12 (YTD 42:22) P
2. read 2 books (YTD 7) P
3. 116-120 P
May
1. 11:24 (YTD 53:46) P
2. read 3 books (YTD 10) P
3. 115.5 - 119.5 P
June
1. 13:02 (YTD 66:48) P
2. read 1 book (YTD 11) P
3. 117.5 - 120.5 X
1. 11:46 (YTD 78:34) P
2. read 4 books (YTD 15) P
3. 117.5 - 121 X
August
1. 10:36 (YTD 89:10) P
2. read 1 book (YTD 16) P
3. 119-123 X
September
1. 10:09 (YTD 99:19) P
2. read 0 books (YTD 16) P
3. 118 - 121 X
October
1. 9:29 (YTD 108:48) P
2. read 1 book (YTD 17) P
3. 119 - 121.5 X
November
1. 8:10 (YTD 116:58) P
2. read 2 books (YTD 19) P
3. 119.5 -122 X
December
1. 5:52 (YTD 122:50) P
2. read 2 books (YTD 21) P
3. 119 - 123 X
Books read in 2014: Malinche (Laura Esquivel, 2006, audio); The King of Lies (John Hart, 2006, audio); Zealot (Reza Aslan, 2013); Twelve Years a Slave (Solomon Northup, 1853); New Testament (repeat, Word of Promise audio, NKJV); 24 Hours That Changed the World (Adam Hamilton, 2009); The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (Edward Kelsey Moore, 2013, audio); Breaking Silence (Linda Castillo, 2012, audio); *The Invention of Wings (Sue Monk Kidd, 2014); Theology for Liberal Presbyterians and Other Endangered Species (Douglas F. Ottati, 2006); The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women who Helped Win WWII (Denise Kiernan, 2013); *Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space (Lynn Sherr, 2014); The Preacher's Bride (Jody Hedlund, 2010, audio); The President's Devotional (Joshua DuBois, 2013); *A Teenager's Survival: The Siv Ashley Story (Siv Ashley, 2013); The Longest Ride (Nicholas Sparks, 2013, audio); A History of God (Karen Armstrong, 1993); Before We Were Free (Julia Alvarez, 2002, audio); Grassroots Leaders for a New Economy (Douglas Henton, et.al., 1997); Billy Graham & Me (Posner & Newmark, 2013); Advent: A Calendar of Devotions 2014 (James W. Moore, 2014)
Movies/TV: Phenomenon (1996, repeat); 12 Years a Slave (2013); Glee Season 4 (2013); God's Not Dead (2014); The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010); The Girl Who Played with Fire (2010); The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2010); Frozen (2013); The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1985); Sounder (1972); Downton Abbey Seasons 1, 2, 3 (2010 - 2012); *Arranged (2009); Maleficent (2014); The World Unseen (2007); Hannah Free (2009); The Falls (2012); The Falls: Testament of Love (2014); Harvest of Empire (2012); The Big Bang Theory Seasons 1, 2, 3 (2007-10); Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971); Annie (2014)
Stage: Gaye Adegbalola classical blues concert; Chicago (PPT); Othello (ASC); Cyrano de Bergerac (ASC); Next Fall (St. Thomas Players); Macbeth (ASC); Heifetz concert
Work: led 3-session COM/FL workshop (Mar./Apr.)
Highlights: Emerald Isle/Beaufort/Harkers Island/Swansboro (May); new roof (May/June); "A Week in Politics" guest radio panelist (July)
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