Stuff and things

"What's going on?"

"Not much."

• As my oldest son DC would say, "we're in a holding pattern," waiting for the baby to arrive. DC's wife AA will probably have little Avery Elizabeth before Thanksgiving.

• I posted this quote on Facebook today and like it so much that it's going here, too:

“God makes three requests of his children:
Do the best you can, where you are, with what you have, now.”
~~African-American Proverb quotes

• If you like this quote about living the best you can, you will like this post about the need to Bloom in the Moment. Wise words by a wise soul, Contemplative Photographer.
  

• Sherry is always wonderful about posting interesting links on her blog A Feather Adrift. Her link to Roger Ebert's blog hit me into my introvert soul; I identified with much that he wrote. "Ebert’s post is about being an outsider, no matter how defined, and loneliness. It’s a powerful post. He wrote in response to hundreds of comments on an earlier post found here." (Sherry)

• I am concurrently reading two books about vegetarianism; both are written by novelists about their real-life experiences (and research). They are easy to read, but difficult to cope with as a carnivore.

• With Kingsolver's emphasis on local produce, I finally went to our local Farmer's Market this morning, which had about 4-5 vendors on this Saturday morning. The produce was more colorful and healthier than what is seen in the supermarket. If I bring an egg carton next time, I could purchase fresh eggs!

• Since returning from WA State a week ago, we have been having hot and humid weather down here in Corpus Christi, TX. For the past few days, the high temperature has been around 85 degrees F. Finally a cold front made it through here, so today the temperature got up to 59 degrees F. So nice!

• And I keep remembering that famous quote of John Wesley, known as "John Wesley's Rule":

Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as you ever can.