tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61794472011-04-21T15:13:18.962-04:00My Proverbial Bus-StopF.Y.M.Y.A.W.F
or 'Free your mind; your ass will follow'Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.comBlogger741100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-41266976741270968212008-09-04T19:51:00.003-04:002008-09-04T19:56:23.862-04:00What?! (or, "Where Did That Year Go?!")Yeah, it's been over a year since I've written; one year since I've passed by this bus-stop. Life has been much better. I'm actually really thankful for a lot of things these days. I'm also 28 today. Rather than ripping a good time out of my evening, I've sent messages thanking people via facebook for birthday wishes. I really am not sure about the way I Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-39251626820594714132007-08-27T19:23:00.000-04:002007-08-27T19:32:06.832-04:00NauseousLife is a bitch.I have been through the shittiest of years, and it just keeps getting worse.But my chief complaint is against hypocrites. I carry this torch always for my father's sake.And this month, today even, it burns hotter and brighter than it ever has before.Does the word repentance have meaning for anyone, anywhere, anymore.I can't wait till this world burns. And I won't cry if Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-79234590259757733972007-05-16T14:57:00.000-04:002007-05-16T15:00:06.292-04:00On Building an EmpireThe Romans have some great acclaim for being a long-standing empire for a number of reasons. To be sure, one of those reasons is that they developed and implemented running water plumbing systems.Today I say I too have done the same.It took a try or two, but I've got running water in a void that will soon be a bathroom. Not to worry. It's not on as I type.Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-91488272166922098412007-05-09T14:45:00.000-04:002007-05-09T14:47:00.544-04:00In ProcessI've been sorting through a bunch of old work emails, and I was just thinking about how hindsight is 20/20, and how eventually, all of our true colours are brought to light.Peculiar.50 some odd days to go.Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-23863780373597548072007-04-03T19:49:00.000-04:002007-04-03T20:06:28.260-04:00Further Down the Rabbit HoleYeah. I was thinking it would be nice if I posted a few pics from my recent reno adventures.JM - If I could, I'd take a dump on this box and frame the picture as a monument to the retardation of asbestos.Me, not quite fully dressed at coffee break timeBelieve it or not, this is what I'm wearing as I type.Me and my housemate Adam, back putting up a wall.There used to beErichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-42749296419117488702007-03-18T02:21:00.000-04:002007-03-18T02:35:46.631-04:00Making a ComebackIt's been a little bit of time, but I think my heels are getting sore from standing back on them.Heels were made for kicking thing that get in your way.There were times in days gone by that I would get so filled with some type of 'righteous indignation' that I would follow Jesus' lead to fashion a whip and make my way to the market. I've since been complacent, perhaps even fakingErichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-65044978021921902662007-03-17T15:39:00.000-04:002007-03-17T15:42:53.033-04:00The Will of GodHow often do I honestly take time in my day, where I make countless important decisions that affect a number of people, to seek God's will in the decision. Often times I take my 'wisdom' for granted, and I don't know if it's 'peace that surpasses understanding' or if I'm just on cruise-control all day long.This is food for thought I think.Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-29588994082264665442007-03-12T20:54:00.000-04:002007-03-12T20:56:33.906-04:00OH SHIT!Well, this is awesome.I just spent an effing hour and half unwittingly playing in asbestos fibre insulation.Time to call a contractor.Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1166890150778299712006-12-23T10:16:00.000-05:002006-12-23T22:18:01.036-05:00A Season of a LifetimeWell, this is tragic at this time of year.For those who have recently been praying for Baby James, thank you. James is currently doing very well, keeping his momma and poppa busy throughout the hustly, bustly season. But no sooner had little James' problems disappeared that my family and loved ones faced another issue.A week or so after James' early birth, my father sufferedErichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1164336726419139462006-11-23T21:43:00.000-05:002006-11-23T21:52:06.430-05:00In the Beginning...I have a new nephew and his name is James.James isn't doing so well these days. He's a whole lotta weeks premature, and while I seem non-emotional about his condition I truly am concerned. It chokes me up, if only for a moment, to think of his condition.I'll tell you what I know.God is sovereign. Always.And it just so happens that we all started out as the best of swimmers, so Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1164066640878455442006-11-20T18:43:00.000-05:002006-11-20T18:51:15.056-05:00The Arduous Acquisition of Material PropertyIt takes so long to acquire stuff when you have nothing. Not absolutely nothing. Really it boils down to time or money.I need a new bathtub, a new toilet, a new sink.Trust me, I've sat in my dining room and gotten depressed at it all.Just so you all know, I have a hole in my dining room ceiling opening into the ceiling beneath the bathroom.That's all Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1159224685574164982006-09-25T18:34:00.000-04:002006-09-25T18:51:25.600-04:00I know, I know....Ok, so I've been 'really' busy lately. So busy I've almost forgotten about my weblog, but thanks be to you who asked where exactly I was.Currently, I'm in the wild, deep throes of yet another invoice period. I have an assitant now, and she's great, but really, this is her first month. I'm not pampering her, I'm just showing her that it can be done, we just need to be Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1152270664642228132006-07-07T07:03:00.000-04:002006-07-07T07:11:04.656-04:00The Importance of Proper Drainage"Trust me. Water does a lot of damage."House inspection was Wednesday. We found some trouble spots in the home I'm buying, particularly at the foundation. Contractor came in to do quotes yesterday and it seems that by the time the two main issues I had addressed are resolved I will have paid approximately $500 more than what the house was selling for.That leads meErichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1151759654258745242006-07-01T09:07:00.000-04:002006-07-01T09:14:14.270-04:00The True North, Strong and Free...In celebration of Canada and all it represents, I am stirred to soak in The Tragically Hip's 'Day for Night' (1994) album. I haven't heard the Hip, the true Hip that I grew up loving, in well over two years. Though I don't feel DforN is TTH's best album overall, it's on the mark for today.Take a look at this photograph.Clearly his teeth were bare, he could have Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1151532285261069382006-06-28T18:02:00.000-04:002006-06-28T18:04:45.276-04:00Party. My house. Be there...It's about time for a party at my house...yeah, that's right.I bought a house. Today.Surreal.Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1149201487222547122006-06-01T18:02:00.000-04:002006-06-01T18:38:07.256-04:00OutrageToday I attended a local conference on working with Aboriginal peoples to creating dynamic and effective economies throughout Northern Ontario and I was made aware of some staggering truths about Treaty No. 9. See the document at the link below, a text version of it is offered in a link at that site:http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/exhibits/james_bay_treaty/treaty.htmThere are 4 typesErichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1148006511980663242006-05-18T22:36:00.000-04:002006-05-18T22:41:51.993-04:00LEAN NOTTrust in the Lord with ALL your heart...and lean not on your own (mis)understandings...find His faithfulness in all things first,then know this...He will make your paths straight...difficult certainly, but straight.Proverbs 3:5-6. my. version.Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1147864184816676232006-05-17T06:50:00.000-04:002006-05-17T07:09:44.836-04:00My morning prayer today...It's been a long time since I've written.Work is...standard...neutral...whatever word you can use to describe "not so bad, but I'd love being elsewhere." That's ok. I'm so thankful that I have a job that makes it possible for me to experience God's provision. Actually, on that note, I'm actually really thankful because God is teaching me to tithe properly these days. We Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1142222969766064982006-03-12T22:28:00.000-05:002006-03-12T23:09:29.806-05:00'Blessing...'Ok. So this may sound off, because most times my written head-space is either entierly random, or excruciatingly angered. But seriously, I'm absolutely crazy about Val.Her brothers travelled north to vist Val lately, and that was really good, because Val needed it. It was not so good for me however. I was having a moody day, the same day my nephew stole my room and I got tricked intoErichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1141857730490694322006-03-08T17:40:00.000-05:002006-03-08T17:42:10.503-05:00Fumez-vous la pipe?O.W. Larsen, you magnificient tobacconoist. Thank you for your Mellow Mixture.Deee-lightful.Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1141478741445122572006-03-04T08:16:00.000-05:002006-03-04T08:25:41.466-05:00The Sound of Settling...Things have cooled on the options and opportunities front. Doors are still open but I've made a few definitive decisions with where things were heading this week.I spoke with the upper-powers two nights ago and explained my re-evaluation of where things were going. It seems I'll be planning on staying here for an undeifned amount of time now, though I may find myself readyErichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1139678522605502362006-02-11T11:48:00.000-05:002006-02-11T12:22:02.656-05:00All my very own...I got up on the wrong side of the bed today.I haven't had much of a chance to sleep in for a month now, Saturday being the only day I have access to this luxury. Today should have been the first Saturday in a long time I could finally rest, spend some time to myself, do some much missed reading and reflecting, listen to some good music, whatever. I call it 'Cave-Time' for two Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1139196345882175962006-02-05T22:18:00.000-05:002006-02-05T22:25:45.896-05:00Terrestrial Ball of FireAll this over a freakin' cartoon, hunh?I'm a Christian. No shame there. There are a lot of Christians too, and we do wise to turn the other cheek, as we were instructed by our Lord. Y'know, I think courtesy and civil social behaviour are keys to Christ's message, probably maybe even Mohammad's too. All I know is that Jesus told us people would make fun of Him, and us in Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1138360846185238012006-01-27T06:16:00.000-05:002006-01-27T06:20:46.216-05:00DeliberationsThis weekend I am travelling south for a meeting with a man, the results of which will have significant power to change a lot of things in my life, and the lives of those I love. A dilemma's been on the front lines for 5 months now, and a decision must be made in the next 7. Please pray without bias for me. I'm 80% certain this is the right way to go, but the 20% is sometimes all I Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1137285810946395462006-01-14T19:16:00.000-05:002006-06-20T23:56:38.993-04:00The Elaborate Journey from Friend to Foe...Hi again. My wisdom teeth don't hurt as much anymore. My mono is also at bay, and I can prove it by my timesheets from work. Lately I've hammered off 9 hour shifts or so.......In other fantastic (literally) (literally) news, I finished "The Final Battle" by C.S. Lewis. The part in this final installment to Narnia that made me cry man tears was this from Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1134445725664402722005-12-12T22:44:00.000-05:002005-12-12T22:48:45.676-05:00Why?Why is it so hard sometimes to keep the wick trimmed and burning?I am so tired. My mono forces me into the back corners of sweetly bedded retreat. My mouth hurts maybe a fraction of what hell might feel like; I'm writhing.Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1131893714618611362005-11-13T09:33:00.000-05:002005-11-13T09:55:14.663-05:00On Pat Robertson...Here's the background....From CNN.com (not always the most trusted source, but their facts are straight for today):Robertson warns Pennsylvania voters of God's wrathEight 'intelligent design' school board members lost electionWASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Conservative Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson told citizens of a Pennsylvania town that they had rejected God by voting their Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1131576745418480332005-11-09T17:45:00.000-05:002005-11-09T17:52:25.430-05:00Just Like Jon...My buddy Jon who blogs so much does this a lot, and I figure I'll do it this time because I've had a chance to hear good music again lately. Also, it's a cheap way to look like I post a lot. Ha! Just kiddin' Jon.Anyways, when I heard the song I was moved in a good way.you said that you would not love me last summer and you said that you would not love me last spring but i hoped Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1130677717388549822005-10-30T07:39:00.000-05:002005-10-30T08:09:03.420-05:00WowTo be truly honest with everyone, mono is fantastic. I mean, the sore throat, the fevers, chills and fatigue sucked, but every day I've had it I've had at least 4 good hours to just rest, contemplate, work on a certain project I've had in mind for a while, and sometimes play this video game I got tricked into buying. Actually, I've done that last one a lot.At any rate, I'm feeling good today. Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1130145404745127362005-10-24T05:11:00.000-04:002005-10-24T05:19:55.636-04:00The 23rd PsalmIt's been a long time since I've written anything, even at times I considered abandonning my blogging attempts. Due mostly to the busyness I've gotten myself into.Sometimes, of course, something supernatural comes to kick us in the ass to smarten us up. With me it's usually phsical. And so it is this time: I've got mono.And I don't mean silicon caulking.Some prayer, faithful friendsErichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1120944341726137482005-07-09T17:20:00.000-04:002005-07-09T17:25:41.730-04:00A RantSo I'm back in Ft. McMurray.I've been here for just over two weeks now, after spending just over twoweeks at home. I'm pretty angry about it today, only because I have togo to Europe on the 29th. How often will I get to say that, I wonder? I miss my girlfriend, my sister, my brother-in-law, my nephew, my mom and dad, and not-so-strangely-enough, I miss my car.I'm living in a hotel again,Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1112929223485013062005-04-07T22:33:00.000-04:002005-07-09T17:20:21.456-04:00I JUST TYPED A BLOG AND THIS STUPID COMPUTER ATE ITI'm not going to bother writing another one tonight.I love you all, good friends, and I'm praying for you all.Nat and James>>>>>>>>>Call me!Matt, my condolences on your loss.Jon, good thoughts.Steph and Mary, come home soon.Jayson and Sara-soon-to-be Cornish, I can't wait till you tie it up in June.Jay Hicks, love you man. Selling phones may suckErichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1111285009243009382005-03-19T21:13:00.000-05:002005-03-19T21:16:49.246-05:00After a WhileI know it's been a long time since I've been able to write, and mostly because I've been too busy to do much of anything. I've had to relinquish responsibilites here and pick up more there, and really, I'm doing more than I really should be. Still.Tonight was special though.The temperature hit +1, and to celebrate I took an hour to smoke some Heart of Gold, and to pray for all the Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1105169230474194292005-01-08T02:20:00.000-05:002005-01-08T02:27:10.473-05:00A Quote for Affectation
I found this recently published. From the brillian hand, heart, and mind of Derek Webb in regards to the church's unwillingness to celebrate, and fear of modern heroes of the Gospel, such as Bono Vox and Johnny Cash.
We do well to identify Christ's message expressed herein:
"So here we are, Church people working hard to avoid disruption, to protect our reputation, with Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1104895697436871852005-01-04T22:12:00.000-05:002005-01-04T22:28:17.436-05:00What the??
At such a time as this, who sounded the retreat...
Y'know the picture of Frodo in the Jackson's cinematic triumph, the one where he is torn between his desire for the ring (which I kinda think of as earthly power) and his mission? Picture that as being Jesus, because I truly believe it's a picture of Christ's Gethsemane experience. And picture the armies in the same movie, the good Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1104633862425644002005-01-01T21:21:00.000-05:002005-01-01T21:44:22.426-05:00Back to Your Post
I'm sensing I'm a big fan of Pedro the Lion right now, but that's beside the point.
I'm back to that which I would call my proverbial bus-stop (note the new title of this page).
I loathe New Year's Eve and Day greatly, but I still found time, in the stillness of 4:30 am to reflect on what 2004 taught me. The list is fairly elaborate, and I'll share a little of it with you:
1.Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1099436148659958332004-11-02T17:39:00.000-05:002004-11-02T17:55:48.660-05:00A Little Jealous
Everyone I know has these hip-hop new blog scenes, and I kind of want one. But at the same time, I know I've been pretty good at not-blogging lately...averaging roughly one a month. It's been close to a year now. Can you believe it Jon, almost a year since this insanity has been brought to my attention.
Lately I've been in a funk. Satan's brought it on, and it's the deepest mireErichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1097540228071298072004-10-11T20:07:00.000-04:002004-10-11T20:17:08.073-04:00A While Has Passed
I haven't written a weblog in a long time. Sorry for you who've checked for the past month and a half that I've been ultra-busy with the stupid nuances of life. Tonight I'm tired. It may be the seratonin in the turkey, or whatever, but something deep inside has me frustrated.
I miss friends who are far away from me. I have to work tomorrow. I feel alone. I feel overwhelmed by Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1093486053914273902004-08-25T22:05:00.000-04:002005-01-09T12:56:42.876-05:00Trouble
(an e-mail I just sent out)
Hey everyone.
So I have a pretty urgent prayer request to send out, so this is it.
As some of you know, I'm back in Timmins doing some home-town missions, at least that's the plan. However, there's a lot of stuff going on with the beauraucratic process of my church. Let's just say there asking a volunteer to do the work that could be, at bare minimum, a Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1091555178226421392004-08-03T13:39:00.000-04:002004-08-03T13:46:18.226-04:00Leavin'
Today I am, for the most part, packing it all up. I have already sent a plenty-big pile of stuff home with another fella in Three Hills who is also journeying these days to Timmins. I have a small part of my car to fill with these few remnants of my belongings: a 40L day-pack with clothes, toiletries, my computer and speakers and my bodum.
It is exciting because I will not be travelling Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1090378085093291932004-07-20T22:40:00.000-04:002004-07-20T22:48:05.093-04:00Post Script
First off, I just wrote a weblog yesterday, so check that one out first if you haven't read it yet.
Secondly, love what Thomas Merton prays in Dialogues with Silence:
"Tribulation detaches us from the things of nothingnessin which we spend ourselves and die. Therefore, tribulation gives us life and we love it, not out of love for death, but out of love for life.
Let me then Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1090294615820695742004-07-19T23:03:00.000-04:002004-07-20T00:10:50.446-04:00On Anything
So, today I am random and just wanting to converse with someone. Unfotunately though, there is no one with whom to converse.
I have given my landscaper two weeks notice. I return home to Ontario shortly thereafter. I will do final visits before I go. Call me to book an appointment. Hopefully that doesn't sound awful.
God is good.
I got to visit so many good friends in Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1088780300720608292004-07-02T10:35:00.000-04:002004-07-02T10:58:20.720-04:00Two Become One
So as most of you know, my sister was wed to her now-husband on Wednsday (appropriately). I had the honour of emceeing the affair, which was good. I also had a chance to say some things straight from my heart to both of them. Here were my toasts to the bride and groom.
To the groom:
"Vincent.
My earliest memory of you is from the day you first came over to pick up my little Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1087095794291252742004-06-12T22:49:00.000-04:002004-06-12T23:03:14.293-04:00Hey
It's been a while, huh?
Since my last post, again, things have changed drastically.
I have begun working with a landscaper as a result of one of my contracts falling through on me. That's cool, though. This work is much better than working for Gary as a framer.
I don't have much to write with great insight tonight, though I feel as though I've neglected my audience, because I guess that's Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1085439492593832842004-05-24T18:48:00.000-04:002004-05-24T20:52:47.476-04:00Thoughts While Driving North
This week has been a crazy one. Full of the same stuff most weeks are full of, but this one also with some disappointing failures and stuff, despite scowling, gritted-tooth determination. Regardless, here are some thoughts I had yesterday while driving North to church yesterday.
"Jesus said that if we chose not to worship Him, the very rocks would cry out.
Would He Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1085157053594342042004-05-21T12:28:00.000-04:002004-05-21T12:30:53.593-04:00RE: Loving your friends
Those who read here I consider my friends. Thanks for being there.
Take a listen to what James MacDonald says today (May 21, 2004).
His message is all about the power of biblical friendships.
www.walkintheword.com/broadcast
Thanks again. This one's for you.Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1084291750327908902004-05-11T11:55:00.000-04:002004-05-11T12:09:10.326-04:00An Afterthought
After writing my last post, I picked up a book. Manning writes in Ruthless Trust, near the end, a great deal about seeing things in the present. A man, perhaps the closest thing to my spiritual director, once referred to me the book The Sacrament of the Present Moment. How cool is it that God meets me with readings that I desperately need when I need them. They meet me in the NowErichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1084222407557184932004-05-10T16:52:00.000-04:002004-05-10T16:53:27.556-04:00Metaphorically Speaking in a Russian Dialect
This week is sure to pass as quickly as mollasses in January. My roomate and more than likely my best friend in Calgary has left the country for a little more than a month. This is exciting, I suppose, though mostly for her. This will be the longest week ever, shorter only in comparison to eternity if I don't find something to do with myself. I don't Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1083268679274805622004-04-29T15:57:00.000-04:002004-04-29T16:02:16.046-04:00SCAM!
Hey everyone.
So I'm actually supposed to be working on my business plan right now, cuz that's what my goal for the week is. Anyway, I just wanted to write about a scam I ran yesterday.
A twelve year old kid came to our door asking if I'd buy chocolate from him. I thought about how I've never been asked that since I've moved out of the house, so I said "For sure, man." Before I could askErichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1082043125956322382004-04-15T11:32:00.000-04:002004-04-15T11:36:03.716-04:00On the Mending of a Torn Heart
So I just wrote this weblog, but lost it, let me try to recapture it in my mind.
I am out of a valley. God is good, both for bringing me into the valley, and for taking me out. His praise shall not cease to be on my lips, as the psalmist writes.
I recently wrote an email in reply to Marco, which was a reply to a brief message I wrote. I thank all of you so much Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1080924617615750282004-04-02T11:50:00.000-05:002004-04-02T11:53:57.996-05:00More Change
So I don't work as a framer anymore. My boss was the biggest asshole on the planet, I'm sure.
I realized on my last day framing, because I just decided not to show up yesterday or today or forever from Thursday on, that I already have a full-time job as a draftsman. I own a small business. What on earth was I doing looking for full time work anyway.
My gift is to draw houses, not to Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1080351960830638812004-03-26T20:41:00.000-05:002004-03-26T20:49:31.360-05:00Change
Change is good.
Thursday I went looking for work in Calgary. I went to where they are building new houses and asked if they needed a framer. I was offered two jobs instantly, one employer even asked how much I wanted an hour. Monday I begin working for him at 7:30 at the very spot I spoke with this employer.
I'm looking for a roomate in Calgary now.
The wind has shifted, I think. Life Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1080018401585285042004-03-23T00:02:00.000-05:002004-03-23T00:10:07.390-05:00Convergeance
When the world that is looks all messed up, I finally know how to make it all seem to go away.
Smoke a pipe, then go listen to Gordon Downie's "Battle of the Nudes".
The world is made right instantly.
Unless of course, such as with me, Marco starts talking to you again.
and you get a wicked cool email with an wicked cool quote that hits you right between the eyes from a close Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1079323698377132522004-03-14T23:01:00.000-05:002004-03-14T23:11:33.170-05:00Devotion
So it's been awhile, hunh?
I have recently settled down. I am of the understanding now that I have no social life where I live, and so must seek it elsewhere. This is not a community in which I am living, but it is an environment where I am forced to live with my co-workers. I won't write much about the situation with Marco and Troubadour, except to say that I have covered their asses Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1077862237493498452004-02-27T00:49:00.000-05:002004-02-27T01:13:28.983-05:00Watching the East for the Break of Dawn
I spoke with Marco late last night. It was my initiative again. I was compelled to not let the sun go down on my anger. Perhaps not even anger, but to put an end to confusion and misconceived ideas.
I am not subtle when discussing my thoughts, though with thoughts as deep as I shared yesterday there is a sacredness to them that make my voice quiver as I Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1077768050591935082004-02-25T22:23:00.000-05:002004-02-25T23:08:55.360-05:00On Unfolding Complex Issues...
I figured out what the underlying problem is.
What I am finding is that I am being replaced by one who is unworthy of being my replacement. That is it. A one phrase summary of all that is pulling my collective being into the mire.
I am no less full of faith, full of love for God or people; with room for exclusion, and lots of it.
I thought about the situation. IErichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1077332261319026432004-02-20T21:57:00.000-05:002004-02-20T22:00:24.576-05:00The World's Largest Sucker Writes Again
Make way for a lollipop, here comes a sucker.
I have spent close to three quarters of a year developing a really cool friendship with a girl here where I work. Never really expecting or wanting more than friendship, I've always been there for her, she's always been there for me.
And suddenly, betrayal. My first blog ever was about a co-worker I struggleErichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1076744956856179442004-02-14T02:46:00.000-05:002004-02-14T02:51:50.060-05:00Re: That Last Title
Freedom for the Prisoners
May God break that which make up the Old Man off of all of us. Only then will we be truly free.
Maranatha, Friends.Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1076744418013833202004-02-14T02:14:00.000-05:002004-02-14T02:46:53.360-05:00Freedom for the Prisoners
Why on earth have I titled this the way I have? I have no honest answer. I am reminded of Christ who came to bring sight to the blind and free prisoners. I dunno. I really don't.
So, here's the news. My sister is something like 8 weeks pregnant. I'm going to be an uncle, and an inlaw. I've always considered myself to be an outlaw (ha ha).
So my sister seems to Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1076207143737371622004-02-07T21:23:00.000-05:002004-02-07T21:28:08.733-05:00Why Bother with a Title
So, today all the stuff that I've been able to look beyond has come crashing down. In compound fashion, all the troubles of the past two months that have yet to be resolved just came into mind, and I am hurting. I received news from home that concerns me greatly, though it doesn't affect me much. It not so much the news I'm concerned about, it's the implications, or fear Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1075348736658613642004-01-28T22:47:00.000-05:002004-01-28T23:01:07.483-05:00Glory Glory
"And all the powers of darkness, tremble at what they've just heard, cuz all the powers of darkness can't drown out a single word, when all God's children sing out 'Glory, glory, Hallelujah, He reigns."
These are the first words in a long time I've heard from the Newsboys that have stirred my spirit. and they are true.
Today as we began devotions, I meditated for a bit on the mad, Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1074375420144209202004-01-17T16:31:00.000-05:002004-01-19T20:24:30.763-05:00An Army of Pigs Try to Silence My Style
Well, I have returned. It seems as though it's been a long while, and that is mostly because it's true. I recently have been attending some amazing teaching-times at church. A guest pulpit-man has been sharing on "Certainties to live by" and they have been much better than I expected.
So my best ever roomie, Stephen Page, is getting married. I'm so fired Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1073102980993470122004-01-02T21:16:00.000-05:002004-01-02T23:15:48.720-05:00A New Year; A New Era
Today is a good day. For starters, I've been having the most awesome discussions with my boss about God and His goodness to us. When you start your days on that note, you don't get very gloomy I've learned.
New Year's found me here at the Lodge all alone, for the most part. A co-worker came back at about 11:00 and I fell asleep partway through Jaws. It was 10 to 12 when I Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1072224151444555252003-12-23T19:00:00.000-05:002003-12-23T19:02:47.430-05:00A One-Phrase Summary of this Post Eludes Me
Ok,
So I've been back in Alberta for three days now, and I remember why I loved it so much. I can't exactly describe it, but I love it.
I work at a camp in Alberta as a volunteer. I don't do anything else really. I consider that to be my work. I'm blessed to make some money as an honorarium every month. Really though, I'm torn between feeling ripped Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1072071493774045142003-12-22T00:26:00.000-05:002003-12-22T00:38:28.806-05:00Not Exactly What I Would Call A Post...
Ok. So I did have some thoughts earlier today. Not that I lied or anything, but I just couldn't think of them at the time I was writing earlier.
So. Let me collect my thoughts and I'll meet you back here in like a day, cool?
I thought you'd be allright with it all. In the mean time. Enjoy this link to perhaps the most hilarious picture of Jesus I have Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1072049166932063132003-12-21T18:15:00.000-05:002003-12-21T18:26:22.183-05:00Magic Older than Time
I made it. I drove in, albeit bedraggled and weary, from my travels yesterday (Saturday) sometime around noon. I hit Calgary in respectable time so I spent a little time there doing things and stuff. No need for me to elaborate on those things...they're not important.
I fell in love with Christ again on the way here. He reminded me of the value of souls, and their Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1071601368350295702003-12-16T14:02:00.000-05:002003-12-16T14:03:02.446-05:00Someone's got the Crazies
So today is my last day in Timmins. I will be doing one last visit, I expect before I leave Ontario, but after that I will be in Sault Ste. Marie and will be rushing through the Northern United States along Highway 2. This will be a long drive. I'm a little nervous, but confident I can make it allright. I expect to be in church in Olds, Alberta on Sunday.
Here's the Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1071382420140525612003-12-14T01:13:00.000-05:002003-12-14T01:13:53.423-05:00A God Greater than Corporation
Last night I had an amazing talk with my friend Mary (Hi Mary). We discussed a lot of cool things, like religion and stuff, and it was so cool. Some stuff even stuck with me until tonight, so it's gotta be worth mentioning.
The first thought that we discovered was that, as John Eldredge reminds us in Waking the Dead, "The glory of God is man fully alive." I said Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1071207788525262802003-12-12T00:43:00.000-05:002003-12-12T00:43:48.126-05:00A Reason to Fire Up for Revolutionary Living
Hi...I'm not writing anymore tonight..but I found an article...I hope this makes you angry. If so, you'll like the one post I made a few minutes ago
This, from an article called Diamonds in the Rough by Julie Ann Fiddler at www.relevantmagazine.com
"I was in my car the other morning, flipping through the radio stations, when I did something I wouldnErichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1071205557034277402003-12-12T00:05:00.000-05:002003-12-12T00:06:09.903-05:00UNITE! (A 409 Front Room Revival)
Promoting the Emancipation Proclamation Movement
( dedicated to Nat, Stephen, Christine, James, Jon, Jere, Adam, Jay, Dan and everyone who is ready to make their faith count for something real.)
My fellow believers in Christ's redemptive Gospel:
I present to you a call to put the guts back into our Christianity. Me? I'm through wussing out, thinking I should Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1071178199894879132003-12-11T18:08:00.000-05:002003-12-11T18:08:52.336-05:00Why Bright Eyes' Eyes Are So Bright
I stopped in only moments ago at what must be the most popular Tim Horton's on the planet. Even my father goes there for social interaction. As I arrived and turned off my car, I came to the realization that I'm overly-fond of depressing music.
Why is this?
Think about it. The Hip's "Nautical Disaster" (beloved by many, plus every Tragically Hip fan on top Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1071114447354061432003-12-11T00:15:00.000-05:002003-12-11T18:11:05.520-05:00Type-style
Again, I am here to write.
I just finished blitzing some AutoCAD work this evening. I worked till 3:00 am yesterday, then smashed a lot of it off this afternoon. I haven't used the program for close to 8 months now, and I think I'm still pretty good at it. I was an overacheiver in college while getting my diploma in Architectural Engineering Technology. It's nice to know it's still Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1070957313683528192003-12-09T03:08:00.000-05:002003-12-09T03:23:13.976-05:00How to Follow Directions
Do we really know where we are in life? Like, am I where I should be? I mentioned previously that I am at home. I love home. But sometimes do we just grow to hate places like home, so we leave them based on impulsive decisions? I suppose our circumstances usually will culminate and boil to the point where we "just need to get out".
Is that where I am right now? Home is Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179447.post-1070866413999897822003-12-08T02:00:00.000-05:002003-12-08T02:00:38.130-05:00Anarchy of Self
It has once been said that "every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined..." And I've followed more than the advice of the man who said it, so I think it's worth noting. Of course, I'm not hoping to be ruined, but the "anarchy" of which I speak is personal. Will you allow me to, y'know, elaborate?
Currently I am at home for Christmas. Home is in Ontario. Home is familiar,Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250897741164779459noreply@blogger.com0