This is Alpha, the first-born, when he was 2YO.
This is Beta, the second-born, when he was about 2YO.
This is Gamma, the third-born, when he was about 18MO.
Apr
7
2021
Now it is time for another PSALM.
Gamma made this one, like last time. This one was titled “Colored Blocks” by him.
Now only 142 more to go.
Lord, our Lord,
How majestic is Your name in all the earth,
You who have displayed Your splendor above the heavens!
Psalm 8:1
Dec
9
2020
Now it is time for another PSALM.
Gamma made this one, like last time. This one was titled “Cool Guys Don’t Look at Explosions” by him.
Now only 143 more to go.
Now then, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any longer, then we will die!
Deuteronomy 5:25
Sep
30
2020
Up until now, most of my YouTube watching has been things like car repair examples. And then my kids would borrow my phone and my YouTube recommendations switched over to Dude Perfect. That wave ended and now my phone and laptop recommend Minecraft videos to me.
But I’ve discovered a part of YouTube that I like watching for myself – Dry Bar Comedy.
Apparently they have an app too, as their videos all end with a plug for that. But I’m holding to my philosophy of not downloading any apps to my phone, so they’ll have to be content with my watching their videos on a website.
Side note: YouTube did something recently so that now I can watch videos only with my phone in landscape mode. YouTube never had a problem with portrait before, but something changed on their end because I know nothing changed on my end. At least there’s still a way for me to watch YouTube. Other sites, such as Vimeo, do not work at all on a stock iPhone 5s.
Back to Dry Bar Comedy: I appreciate their mission to provide clean comedy. They want it to be family friendly. But that doesn’t mean all the acts are good. I do believe all the comedians comply with the letter of the law – no profanity. But in my book there’s more to family-friendly content than avoiding certain words – there are certain topics as well. And most of the people on Dry Bar Comedy seem to fulfill the letter and the spirit of the law. To me, the spirit avoids things like potty humor.
There are some acts that cover some marital topics and are done well (funny and not vulgar) but may be a gray area. For example, those would be fine for a 40-year-old married guy to watch, but would he want to watch it with his kids? That’s a judgment call for each family. But at least with Dry Bar you have a much higher chance of finding something to watch with the family.
There are a variety of styles also. My favorite for style and content so far is Daniel Eachus. Also very good is Jeff Allen. Bob Smiley is funny but his style is a little too hyper for my tastes. And there was one guy who had some funny stuff but his style was distracting – he kept looking down and to the side as if he was reading some notes.
There was only one guy (Andy F) so far that I just stopped the video and went on to someone else. His first bit was amusing (British and Southern accents) but then he got into potty topics (with hoarders and cats) and I started thinking “that’s gross” rather than “that’s funny” so I decided not to waste my time with him since there are plenty other things to do that I wouldn’t regret watching.
and so as to make a distinction between the holy and the profane, and between the unclean and the clean
Leviticus 10:10
Sep
23
2020
Now it is time for another PSALM.
Gamma made this one, like last time. This one was titled “Cool Guy” by him.
Now only 144 more to go.
Then Saul clothed David with his garments and put a bronze helmet on his head, and he clothed him with armor.
1 Samuel 17:38
Aug
26
2020
Now it is time for another PSALM.
This time, however, I did not make it. Gamma did. This one was titled “Taking Out the Trash” by him. And it was done on an iPhone 5c, I think. It is slightly wobbly, but pretty good considering he made the iPhone holder also out of Legos.
Now only 145 more to go.
For it is You who blesses the righteous man, O Lord,
You surround him with favor as with a shield.
Psalm 5:12
Aug
22
2017
This is a guide for how to play the game Pit. It’s a fun, highly-participatory card game.
1. How do I win?
By getting your hand of cards to be all the same suit.
2. How do I get cards?
You start with a hand of cards. You trade cards with other players to try to get yours all to match.
3. How is that hard?
Because you don’t get to see the cards before you get them, so you don’t know what they are. You just keep trading cards until you get the type you want. Also, there are no turns.
4. No turns? How does that work?
Everyone plays all at the same time. Imagine the floor of a stock exchange before computers. Buyers and sellers try to match sizes – 1 card, 2 cards, 3 cards. The only thing you get to say is how many cards you want. And you get to yell “Pit!” if you win.
5. How does the game end?
As soon as you get all of your cards to match (i.e. your hand contains all of one type of commodity. The commodity itself doesn’t matter so much, since we count only wins, not points).
There, now go play Pit.
He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the hole which he made.
Psalm 7:15
Jan
31
2017
This is a guide for how to play the game Carcassonne. It’s a fun, slightly involved tile game.
1. How do I win?
You win by having the most points at the end of the game.
2. How do I get points?
By claiming various features of land. Features are buildings, roads, and fields. The number of points increases as the size of the feature increases (length of road, area of building/city, etc.)
3. How do I claim something?
By placing your marker (meeple) on it. You can claim only one feature per turn, and it must be on the land tile that you just played that turn.
4. How does the game end?
You play until all the tiles are gone. After someone plays the last tile, you add up final points. You should have some points before then, as you count the cities and roads as they are completed/closed during the game.
5. How do I share a feature with someone to get some of their points?
You can’t share a feature directly; if someone already has claimed it, you can’t also claim it. You’ll have to start a new item, claim it, and then connect yours to his (and hope he doesn’t block you).
There, now go play Carcassonne.
Likewise, if a man sells a dwelling house in a walled city, then his redemption right remains valid until a full year from its sale; his right of redemption lasts a full year.
Leviticus 25:29
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