This should be a bit clearer when it comes to the qualifiers:
OT (11-10) PASSED
NT (11- 17) PASSED
Doctrine (11-24) PASSED
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
Apple Picking
That's right. Jess and I went apple picking. It was a beautiful, cloudy Sunday afternoon when we ventured out to find spherical fruit. We pulled up to the orchard and noticed we did not have a camera. So, back to my apartment we went and returned to the orchard 20 minutes later. And soon we stumbled (well, almost) upon a surprise.
Jess conveys our confusion and sadness that this apple tree fell over.
The real fun started with a tractor ride to the back parts of the orchard.
Jess climbed a randomly placed ladder to get the very best apples.
I then gave a demonstration of my ladder skills.
I inspected some apples while Jess had a hard time reaching things without the ladder.
Look at the poor lonely ladder. That's what happens when you get old and rickety, they stick you in the middle of an apple orchard and let you rot.
The fruits of our labor were so heavy I could hardly carry the bag of apples.
Jess conveys our confusion and sadness that this apple tree fell over.
The real fun started with a tractor ride to the back parts of the orchard.
Jess climbed a randomly placed ladder to get the very best apples.
I then gave a demonstration of my ladder skills.
I inspected some apples while Jess had a hard time reaching things without the ladder.
Look at the poor lonely ladder. That's what happens when you get old and rickety, they stick you in the middle of an apple orchard and let you rot.
The fruits of our labor were so heavy I could hardly carry the bag of apples.
This was the apple picking extravaganza of our Sunday afternoon. We made apple sauce on Monday and now we have about 18lbs of apples sitting in my apartment that need to be consumed. Any suggestions?
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Whew....
Not only is the summer about half way over, but I have met more than half of Jess' family. This previous weekend I traveled on the S.S. Badger from Manitowoc to Ludgington where the Matro clan picked me up. We then drove to a hotel, stayed the night and left for Ohio the next morning. We arrived at Buck Creek State Park around 4:00 on Friday while it was raining. A bit later, after the rain passed, I met over 2/3 of the Nehrenz family.
Saturday I went golfing a few of the uncles and 8 of the cousins. The first two holes were quite embarrassing, but once I started to make contact with the ball the round went much better. We returned and the girls had finished up Jess' first wedding shower (check with her for the details). The rest of the day sped by as all the cousins played a "spades" tournament (spades is a card game). My partner and I lost our first two games and thus we were no longer in the tournament. Jess and her partner went on much farther.
Saturday night consisted of dinner and listening to uncle Mike and aunt Dawn sing. Uncle Mike and aunt Dawn live in Colorado and Mike works on a ranch. He's a cowboy, but a very interesting one. Sunday morning we all gathered for a church service lead by Jess' dad and her uncle Dave. After lunch we found a park for the family to play games. First was the three legged race. I took third while Jess and her partner took first. After that was the water balloon toss. The young kids went first and then Jess and I teamed up for the adult competition. Sadly we did not win. After the competition was over there happened to be plenty of water balloons left. Thus a water balloon fight was declared. As I was still unarmed, the assault on Justin began. I out ran all but two balloons which did minor damage.
However, this was only round one. Little did Justin know there was another cooler of water balloons in another vehicle. One of the cousins whose name starts with an M and rhymes with "dark" assembled all the cousins to chase after Justin to welcome him to the family. Having already ran around for a few minutes the poor, and still unarmed Justin, continued to press on to save his dry life. Out running 20 of the 30 cousins is no easy feat and like all mortals Justin became tired. They soon caught up to him and realizing the inevitable Justin grabbed the nearest cousin to use him as a shield. This idea failed quickly but gave Justin enough time to recuperate while only sustaining minimal damage. Regaining strength Justin ran and doubled back the way he came avoiding most of the water balloons that came his way. His speed and agility was no match for the Nehrenz cousins.
After winning the water balloon war the valiant Justin then joined the kickball game. It was about to rain in 20 minutes, but the game still went for two innings. Each team was allowed to go through their whole batting order. When I came up to bat most of the other team did not know what was about to occur. They backed up a fair amount, but it was not far enough. The ball, a volleyball at that, went sailing into the parking lot over every one's head. My next at bat was even better. A tree marked the foul line on the right side. Everyone wised up and backed up even farther, some even to the parking lot. The ball was pitched and taking a few steps I made contact with the ball sending it curving around the tree over a few cars deep into the parking lot. As I rounded the bases I did a cartwheel on the way to home plate. It was a glorious game, and then it rained. We had won and I got my revenge for the water balloon massacre.
Sunday night we all crowded around a campfire and sang songs. Uncle Mike sang a few more of his songs for us, including one of his Reggae tunes which kept us all laughing. The conversations ended around 1:30 A.M. which is well past my bed time. Monday rolled around and we left at 11:00. We arrived at the ferry early so Jess and I spent our last remaining minutes together while the rest of the Matro clan went to eat dinner. Saying goodbye is always hard, but at least it is only for five weeks this time.
And that is my near death experience of meeting Jess' family. Oh, I must have left the near death part out. Is meeting 50 people all at one a near death experience? Probably not, but at least I remember them all!
Saturday I went golfing a few of the uncles and 8 of the cousins. The first two holes were quite embarrassing, but once I started to make contact with the ball the round went much better. We returned and the girls had finished up Jess' first wedding shower (check with her for the details). The rest of the day sped by as all the cousins played a "spades" tournament (spades is a card game). My partner and I lost our first two games and thus we were no longer in the tournament. Jess and her partner went on much farther.
Saturday night consisted of dinner and listening to uncle Mike and aunt Dawn sing. Uncle Mike and aunt Dawn live in Colorado and Mike works on a ranch. He's a cowboy, but a very interesting one. Sunday morning we all gathered for a church service lead by Jess' dad and her uncle Dave. After lunch we found a park for the family to play games. First was the three legged race. I took third while Jess and her partner took first. After that was the water balloon toss. The young kids went first and then Jess and I teamed up for the adult competition. Sadly we did not win. After the competition was over there happened to be plenty of water balloons left. Thus a water balloon fight was declared. As I was still unarmed, the assault on Justin began. I out ran all but two balloons which did minor damage.
However, this was only round one. Little did Justin know there was another cooler of water balloons in another vehicle. One of the cousins whose name starts with an M and rhymes with "dark" assembled all the cousins to chase after Justin to welcome him to the family. Having already ran around for a few minutes the poor, and still unarmed Justin, continued to press on to save his dry life. Out running 20 of the 30 cousins is no easy feat and like all mortals Justin became tired. They soon caught up to him and realizing the inevitable Justin grabbed the nearest cousin to use him as a shield. This idea failed quickly but gave Justin enough time to recuperate while only sustaining minimal damage. Regaining strength Justin ran and doubled back the way he came avoiding most of the water balloons that came his way. His speed and agility was no match for the Nehrenz cousins.
After winning the water balloon war the valiant Justin then joined the kickball game. It was about to rain in 20 minutes, but the game still went for two innings. Each team was allowed to go through their whole batting order. When I came up to bat most of the other team did not know what was about to occur. They backed up a fair amount, but it was not far enough. The ball, a volleyball at that, went sailing into the parking lot over every one's head. My next at bat was even better. A tree marked the foul line on the right side. Everyone wised up and backed up even farther, some even to the parking lot. The ball was pitched and taking a few steps I made contact with the ball sending it curving around the tree over a few cars deep into the parking lot. As I rounded the bases I did a cartwheel on the way to home plate. It was a glorious game, and then it rained. We had won and I got my revenge for the water balloon massacre.
Sunday night we all crowded around a campfire and sang songs. Uncle Mike sang a few more of his songs for us, including one of his Reggae tunes which kept us all laughing. The conversations ended around 1:30 A.M. which is well past my bed time. Monday rolled around and we left at 11:00. We arrived at the ferry early so Jess and I spent our last remaining minutes together while the rest of the Matro clan went to eat dinner. Saying goodbye is always hard, but at least it is only for five weeks this time.
And that is my near death experience of meeting Jess' family. Oh, I must have left the near death part out. Is meeting 50 people all at one a near death experience? Probably not, but at least I remember them all!
Friday, March 7, 2008
Football is a "tough guy" sport?
Yesterday, in the words of a non-Packer fan, the cult leader retired. Packer fans certainly do not lack fervor for their team or for their quarterback. Cheese-heads, green, gold and number 4 (Brett Favre) are self evidently Packer associated. But take a look at this video.
What happened to the old saying, "grown men don't cry?" I thought football was a mans sport? I know the saying there is no crying in baseball, but c'mon that should apply to football as well. You don't see soccer players crying after they retire, and they are referred to as pansies by football fans. What happened to the days where men don't cry in public? I guess those days are officially over, but I still say it is not right to weep in public.
What happened to the old saying, "grown men don't cry?" I thought football was a mans sport? I know the saying there is no crying in baseball, but c'mon that should apply to football as well. You don't see soccer players crying after they retire, and they are referred to as pansies by football fans. What happened to the days where men don't cry in public? I guess those days are officially over, but I still say it is not right to weep in public.
Monday, March 3, 2008
What a great week for attending chapel...
As some know, this week is different in the chapel schedule here at CUW. Other weeks there are Scripture readings and messages that apply those Scriptures to the lives of students and faculty alike. This week, however, breaks this pattern of Homiletics. All week it is Lutheran Schools week and thus we hear reports about our great and wonderful Lutheran schools. Having grown up in Lutheran schools, I am accustomed to the weird events and lack of productivity that occurs in Lutheran schools this week, and these messages about Lutheran schools are much like the ones I have heard during Lutheran schools week for years. There are four more days of Lutheran schools week left and that means four more messages from four more education professors.
Someone in a southern direction is sure missing out on his or her favorite week in the chapel schedule.
Happy Lutheran Schools Week!
Someone in a southern direction is sure missing out on his or her favorite week in the chapel schedule.
Happy Lutheran Schools Week!
Monday, February 25, 2008
Reviews
Review #1
Bow Tie Pasta with Winter Squash and Walnuts:
This dish provided a great, quick dinner for Jess and I. If we had a better knife, we would have made this meal even quicker. The amount of flavor this easy dish provides is amazing. We made our dish with butternut squash, and I would recommend taking this route. When adding the garlic for this dish, make sure to either mince it very well or use a garlic press. Walnuts are a necessity for this dish, but do not need to be chopped, but can be left whole. Here is the recipe:
1 Pound winter squash (butternut, acorn or kabocha) peeled seeded and cubed
1 Pound bow-tie pasta
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves minced garlic
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley (Italian flat-leaf)
2 tablespoons walnuts (chopped or whole)
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Microwave cubed squash with a little water on high for 5-6 minutes or until almost tender; let stand covered for 3 minutes. Drain and mash.
Meanwhile, cook pasta then drain.
In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add mashed squash, parsley and then salt and pepper to taste. Toss drained pasta with squash mixture and serve topped with walnuts and Parmesan.
1 Pound winter squash (butternut, acorn or kabocha) peeled seeded and cubed
1 Pound bow-tie pasta
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves minced garlic
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley (Italian flat-leaf)
2 tablespoons walnuts (chopped or whole)
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Microwave cubed squash with a little water on high for 5-6 minutes or until almost tender; let stand covered for 3 minutes. Drain and mash.
Meanwhile, cook pasta then drain.
In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add mashed squash, parsley and then salt and pepper to taste. Toss drained pasta with squash mixture and serve topped with walnuts and Parmesan.
Review #2
Rendition
Rendition
This movie starring Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal is intriguing and alarming. Rendition is about a woman (Reese Witherspoon) whose husband is an Egyptian. When returning to the country from a business trip he is taken by the CIA on suspected terrorist charges. The movie depicts the story of a wife's battle to find her husband. Along with this movie is a special documentary in the special features section. If you rent this movie, watching the documentary after the film is a must!
On a different note, Dr. Canapa's Rhetoric class is one of my favorite this semester. After being told to take the class I am glad I listened to the advice of T. My commonplace book is on its way to getting full, as there are almost a dozen entries already. It is much more fun that I had thought.
The first Hebrew test of the semester was on this past Friday. It seemed to have went well, except for the sight translation. I have never seen that many waw-consecutives and disjuntives in my life. Also, the first Greek test is on Thursday and the studying commences.
As noted in someone else's post there were picture of a latte taken this weekend. Here is a glimpse of the delightful beverage.
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