a thorny question

Some women don't shave their legs.

gears

photo by wayne mclaughlin



The inner workings manifest themselves outwardly.

Or as Jesus said, "It's not what goes in, but what comes out that is important."

It is what is in our heart that matters.

A Great Feet.

Here is the Vulcan's foot compared to mine.

Birmingham view from The Vulcan

When you take an elevator up to the foot of the Vulcan, you get a great view of downtown Birmingham. I took this picture in December.

Muslims protect Christians

Here is a story about Muslims loving their neighbors as themselves.
And their neighbors are Christians.
Most Muslims are like these folks, but we don't hear about them.

See: Muslims stand up for Christians' rights. 

The Vulcan

This statue is called The Vulcan. It is the largest cast iron statue in the world. It's about three miles from our apartment. The Vulcan symbolizes the steel and iron industry that literally built Birmingham. (Vulcan was the Roman god of work.)

You can see The Vulcan for miles as you drive around Birmingham.

Here is another view:

photo by wayne mclaughlin

what year is it?

since this was our first year living in the central time zone
we didn't know quite what to do...
do we watch the countdown in times square and begin 2011 with them
in the eastern time zone,
or do we wait until midnight in the central time zone?


well, we did both...
we had guests visiting from indiana,
and we watched the times square ball drop--toasted each other--and declared
it a new year.


then we changed the tv channel to the mobile, alabama sight
and watched the giant moon pie drop at midnight, central time.
once again we toasted each other and declared a new year.


so, i think i am now in the year 2012!


i've always wanted to live in the future
(that's what i do when i worry about something)...
so, i'm quite happy.



i'm not worrying about 2011--it's already gone for me.


HAPPY NEW YEAR,
AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!