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Catching Up – Fall is Here

The temperatures have cooled. It is refreshing and I love the fall season. We turned our heat on last week. Though I really enjoy fall, like everything else, it brings some trade-offs. Some good and others not so good. My front porch reading time is radically reduced. Leaves will need to be raked. No more outside painting. Workouts require more resolve and warm running gear. Tuesday evening talks with my neighbor friends on the porch must retreat to a warmer venue. The last lawn mowing of the year is close. The hot tub will feel really good. The front door will be closed most of the time. Bike riding gets really breezy. Heavy coats. Florida begins to sound really good.

Several things have been occupying my time. I have knocked off several of my house to-do tasks: re-caulking the tub, repairing the tub, sealing some leaks, repairing the commode, cleaning and painting some floor grates, trimming our neighbor’s tree.

I am helping Gary Smith set up a website for his business. Although it is still in progress, you can check it out at www.malco-cleans.com . We have have started attending a Life Group every other Sunday pm. It is good to get to know people better and share in a Bible study. There are still a number of tasks and projects on my list. I continue to appreciate the opportunity to develop relationships.

My favorite coffee venue is Main and Maple Coffee Shop in Nicholasville. I had an interesting experience there last Friday morning when several of us broke up a fight on the sidewalk outside. Three women and two men were going at it big time. Pretty ugly. You’d think it was too early for a fight. Two women ganged up on the other woman. They were doing some serious fighting. The two guys acted as if one was afraid and the other was proud of it. More noise that substance. Interesting way to start the day.

Last Sunday at First Alliance Church was a good experience. The sermon was on the parable of the prodigal son and was really a challenging message. We finished the class series on Listening to God led by Marilyn Elliott. She did an outstanding job. I will try to post some thoughts from those soon. 

Blogging continues to be difficult for me of late. I just probably just need to relax and not feel that I have to post something.