Hello, readers!
Well, I don’t have much to report. Nothing new. I guess that is what happens with no school and waiting for work.
Friday till Tuesday morning, I was house sitting for Lou (Charlie’s dad) and took care of their blind dog, Jack. For the most part I stayed around there at night and in the morning and came back to my place during the day. So it was a low key (and cheep) weekend.
This week is homecoming week at DeLaSalle. Today was the Homecoming Liturgy, so I went over for that. It was good to catch up with some of the students and faculty over there. Hopefully, I can get some substituting jobs over there soon.
Tidbit by Thomas:
So I went to daily Mass last Friday and the Gospel reading was from the Gospel of Luke. Jesus asks his disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” Peter, his disciple, responds, “The Christ of God.”
The priest during his homily made an interesting point. He said all humans who have ever encountered Christianity have had to ask that question, “Who is/was Jesus?” Christians answer that he is the Christ who is fully human and fully divine. Others answer that he was a great prophet (like some Jews and Muslims). Others answer he was just a teacher or some historical guy that simply started a movement.
I kept ruminating on that thought and took it another step further. I think the next question anyone should ask themselves is, “Who do I say that I [myself] am?”
In the Gospel story, Jesus goes on tell his disciples about how he must suffer, be rejected, and ultimately killed for being the Christ. His disciples did not understand why; this was a paradox for them.
If we ask, “Who do I say that I am,” we get to look at ourselves. Am I living to my fullest potential? Am I living the life I should be? Am I doing what I should be? Am I doing what I am supposed to be doing for others [family, friends, or strangers]? You get the idea…
And, finally, the next question to ask oneself would be, “Who do others say that I am?”
The inside image/person and the outside image/person…
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Dinners
I've had some good food lately. And by "good" I mean not only in taste, but also in nutrition...something beyond PB&J.'
Last Friday, Chris (who took classes with me here at St Thomas) and I went to a German restaurant for dinner. It was a toss up between German and Mexican food. Since I can't ever remember trying traditional German food, we went with German. I had a casserole sort of thing that was really good. And it was the first time I've tried Spatzel, which was pretty good.
Wednesday for dinner, I invited Pastor Tom and Lois Kramer and the Yoshikawa's to Kikugawa, a Japanese restaurant in Minneapolis. I thought they would get along great, and sure enough it was a good time and good conversation. They are both Baptists, both have done work in Japan, both have lived in Sacramento and now live in the Twin Cities area, etc. I had a great saba miso and chicken tempura (yes, it was chicken strips fried in tempura batter).
(L-R: Me, Ed, Pearl, Lois, and Pastor Tom)
Last night, Thursday night, my neighbor (Carolyn), her boyfriend (Mick), and I did dinner together. I cooked the main dish (Grandma's 'Italian Delight' casserole), and they did the salad and dessert. It was nice time. They are both undergrads at St Thomas. But when I moved in two years ago, Carolyn used to lived next me. She moved out for a year, and when she wanted to moved back in a month ago, ironically, her old apartment became available.
Tidbit by Thomas: hmm really got nothing...I'll work on one.
Last Friday, Chris (who took classes with me here at St Thomas) and I went to a German restaurant for dinner. It was a toss up between German and Mexican food. Since I can't ever remember trying traditional German food, we went with German. I had a casserole sort of thing that was really good. And it was the first time I've tried Spatzel, which was pretty good.
Wednesday for dinner, I invited Pastor Tom and Lois Kramer and the Yoshikawa's to Kikugawa, a Japanese restaurant in Minneapolis. I thought they would get along great, and sure enough it was a good time and good conversation. They are both Baptists, both have done work in Japan, both have lived in Sacramento and now live in the Twin Cities area, etc. I had a great saba miso and chicken tempura (yes, it was chicken strips fried in tempura batter).
(L-R: Me, Ed, Pearl, Lois, and Pastor Tom)
Last night, Thursday night, my neighbor (Carolyn), her boyfriend (Mick), and I did dinner together. I cooked the main dish (Grandma's 'Italian Delight' casserole), and they did the salad and dessert. It was nice time. They are both undergrads at St Thomas. But when I moved in two years ago, Carolyn used to lived next me. She moved out for a year, and when she wanted to moved back in a month ago, ironically, her old apartment became available.
Tidbit by Thomas: hmm really got nothing...I'll work on one.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Openness
Thank to all for the ‘congratses’!
It’s been a pretty low key week. Pretty relaxing, but pretty boring at the same time.
Last Friday, I went to the DeLaSalle HS game. I called up one of my graduated seniors from last year, who played on the team, and I picked him up at his college down the road and we went. Though they were only ahead by a point when we got there right before half time, they ended up winning by like three touchdowns. Afterwards we went to Buffalo Wild Wings for a bite to eat.
Saturday night, I went to a Tapas birthday party for a fellow I worked with at DLS last years. Matt’s only a few years older than me so we connected well when I was working. Last year, him and his wife invited me over to one of their parties; and so we go do things every once in a while.
After that I met up with some friend (who I knew through Charlie) in Uptown for a couple of drinks. We went to a couple of adult watering holes, only drink I had though was with Mark. We made a celebratory toast to me passing my final comps and Mark passing a section on the cpa test.
Hmm, that’s about the highlight of my week so far. Other than that, I haven’t done much, except lots of TV (oh and I washed my clothes yesterday.)
Not sure what is going on this weekend, but a couple classmates want to go out and celebrate the end of comps Friday, so that should be fun.
Tidbit by Thomas: At Buffalo Wild Wings, Zach said he was having a difficult time adjusting to the social aspect of college life, even though he is one of the most outgoing and social students I had last year. He didn’t like what he thought was fakeness by some people. I reminded him, “Don’t judge a book by a cover.” I told him the same great advice I got my freshman year from a number of people my freshman year of college: Be Open. You’ll never know what’s in that book if you don’t open the cover.
It’s been a pretty low key week. Pretty relaxing, but pretty boring at the same time.
Last Friday, I went to the DeLaSalle HS game. I called up one of my graduated seniors from last year, who played on the team, and I picked him up at his college down the road and we went. Though they were only ahead by a point when we got there right before half time, they ended up winning by like three touchdowns. Afterwards we went to Buffalo Wild Wings for a bite to eat.
Saturday night, I went to a Tapas birthday party for a fellow I worked with at DLS last years. Matt’s only a few years older than me so we connected well when I was working. Last year, him and his wife invited me over to one of their parties; and so we go do things every once in a while.
After that I met up with some friend (who I knew through Charlie) in Uptown for a couple of drinks. We went to a couple of adult watering holes, only drink I had though was with Mark. We made a celebratory toast to me passing my final comps and Mark passing a section on the cpa test.
Hmm, that’s about the highlight of my week so far. Other than that, I haven’t done much, except lots of TV (oh and I washed my clothes yesterday.)
Not sure what is going on this weekend, but a couple classmates want to go out and celebrate the end of comps Friday, so that should be fun.
Tidbit by Thomas: At Buffalo Wild Wings, Zach said he was having a difficult time adjusting to the social aspect of college life, even though he is one of the most outgoing and social students I had last year. He didn’t like what he thought was fakeness by some people. I reminded him, “Don’t judge a book by a cover.” I told him the same great advice I got my freshman year from a number of people my freshman year of college: Be Open. You’ll never know what’s in that book if you don’t open the cover.
Friday, September 11, 2009
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