Well... In the few thousands of miles that I have covered on this trip, I have passed quite a number of folks on the side of the road changing a tire. Now I'm on the side of the road. Thank goodness for the double axle. Although, the danger is I had no idea the tire had blown out. I was only an hour or so out of Glenn Arbor, MI when a lady in a van pulled up next to me and tried to say something through my closed window.
I nodded like I understood... but really I was just guessing on what she was saying somehow thinking she was trying to tell me my lights were on.
So, I pulled over to have a look and there was the shredded remains of my rear right trailer tire. Just as I was placing the tiny jack that came with the truck under the axle, a voice from behind me asked if I would like to use a better (faster) jack.
Kyle, a highschool student from just a few towns over, was helping to paint some vacation cottages his grandmother and father run. He brought down a big jack, the trailer went up, the spare came off the back of the trailer and fit nicely into place.
It was an easy swap and it only cost me 15 minutes or so thanks to the industrial jack Kyle brought down.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Kohahna Sunset
I'm on my third day visiting Camps Leelanau and Kohahna in Michigan right on the shore of Lake Michigan. It has been nothing but heaven.
Instead of doing a general DiscoveryBound presentation to the whole camp, I was introduced at dinner and have been visiting the campers in their activity sessions and participating where I could. And in the little lulls between activities the campers have been asking me more about DB.
I've also had chances to chat with their Counselor Trainees (CT's) about the programs and how they can support the idea of growing and providing 'camp at home' during the school year.
Also, I've been getting some good chats in with the various adults who are here who don't quite have a clear picture as to what DiscoveryBound is.
Everyone has been so receptive and the camp very accommodating. It's great to see these programs in action. The enthusiasm and love expressed by the councilors is clearly reflected in the energy of the campers and everyone seems to like the idea of taking that energy home with them for the rest of the year until camp starts again.
Instead of doing a general DiscoveryBound presentation to the whole camp, I was introduced at dinner and have been visiting the campers in their activity sessions and participating where I could. And in the little lulls between activities the campers have been asking me more about DB.
I've also had chances to chat with their Counselor Trainees (CT's) about the programs and how they can support the idea of growing and providing 'camp at home' during the school year.
Also, I've been getting some good chats in with the various adults who are here who don't quite have a clear picture as to what DiscoveryBound is.
Everyone has been so receptive and the camp very accommodating. It's great to see these programs in action. The enthusiasm and love expressed by the councilors is clearly reflected in the energy of the campers and everyone seems to like the idea of taking that energy home with them for the rest of the year until camp starts again.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Wicked Dinner - Chicago
My third musical in less than a month! I know die-hard musical folks do much more than this... but I did my three in seperate parts of the country! Lion King in NYC, Drowsy Chaperone in Dallas and Wicked in Chicago. Whew.
The Chicago Chapter did a great job organizing this event for over 80 people. Eight of us checked out the "Behind the Emerald Curtain" backstage tour of Wicked before about 50 of us gathered for dinner where Kim Korinek, CS gave us some nice thoughTs on the theme continued from the NYC event "Man is the expression of Soul" (SH 477).
I spoke briefly about the upcoming DB National Event at Principia College on Labor Day and Cody Cosmic on the Chicago TMC Youth Summit Board announced the Summit coming up in October.
Wicked is a great show. It takes preconceived notions on good and bad, wicked and fair, and completely scrambles expectations. It pushed the message to look deeper than the surface - and that the depths of a person can be much different from what you think of them by how they look, or even who they are.
The Chicago Chapter has events planned through the rest of the summer and up to December. Check out the Central Regional events calendar - http://tinyurl.com/5w7ws8
The Chicago Chapter did a great job organizing this event for over 80 people. Eight of us checked out the "Behind the Emerald Curtain" backstage tour of Wicked before about 50 of us gathered for dinner where Kim Korinek, CS gave us some nice thoughTs on the theme continued from the NYC event "Man is the expression of Soul" (SH 477).
I spoke briefly about the upcoming DB National Event at Principia College on Labor Day and Cody Cosmic on the Chicago TMC Youth Summit Board announced the Summit coming up in October.
Wicked is a great show. It takes preconceived notions on good and bad, wicked and fair, and completely scrambles expectations. It pushed the message to look deeper than the surface - and that the depths of a person can be much different from what you think of them by how they look, or even who they are.
The Chicago Chapter has events planned through the rest of the summer and up to December. Check out the Central Regional events calendar - http://tinyurl.com/5w7ws8
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Palatine Breakfast Club
Back in the Chicago area after a month on the road... er... off the road - in the air... anyway, I was invited to the prestigious Palatine Men's Club breakfast meeting where the boys get together every other week on Saturday morning. The conversation ranges from politics, to home repair, to church issues. Jeff, who brings the average age down by about half, told the group the previous meeting about his trip out to NYC with DiscoveryBound.
It's a great way to share the results of the trip. Jeff, as it turns out, will be flying to LA now to follow up with some folks he met at the NYC event and will be meeting up with one of the musicians he met in NYC.
Tomorrow we'll meet up with the rest of the Chicago DB board as they plan out the rest of the year.
It's a great way to share the results of the trip. Jeff, as it turns out, will be flying to LA now to follow up with some folks he met at the NYC event and will be meeting up with one of the musicians he met in NYC.
Tomorrow we'll meet up with the rest of the Chicago DB board as they plan out the rest of the year.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Drowsy Chaperone - Dallas
I finally caught up with the Drowsy Chaperone tour in Dallas where the Dallas DB Chapter organized both a before and after chat with the actors Cliff Bemis, Georgia Engel and Mark Ledbetter who are all active Christian Scientists.
This is the third in a series of chat-backs these actors have graciously agreed to do with DiscoveryBound Chapters, including Chicago and Houston. Next they head to Kansas City and they should be back in Austin, TX in August.
The show of course was brilliant and the actors answered questions from curious youth and adults about life as actors, becoming actors and about how they applied Christian Science to their careers. Also, how they supported each other as well as the rest of the cast and crew.
The three actors commented on how great it was for all three of them to be in the show. Georgia has been with the show from early on while Mark and Cliff joined for the tour. Cliff Bemis has worked with Georgia in the past as well as with Mark, but this was the first time for Mark to meet Georgia.
Mark made a neat comment about how the audition process used to be such a burden. But this was before he realized he could only end up in the roll that was right for him. He talked about 'the usual suspects' - the group of men about his age and look who are most likely to be at any audition he's going to be at, those who are vying for the same part. Mark is grateful for a unique comradeship amongst his 'competitors' because they support one another and congratulate each other for getting the part as they know they will each find their own place.
The CS actors in The Drowsy Chaperone:
Cliff Bemis, playing Feldzieg
(“Murder she Wrote” and “Nancy Drew”)
http://www.cliffbemis.com
Georgia Engel playing Mrs. Tottendale
(“Mary Tyler Moore”, “Everybody Loves Raymond”)
Mark Ledbetter, playing Robert Martin (the groom).
("Marry Poppins", "White Christmas")
http://www.markledbetter.com
More detailed bios and info on the show at:
http://www.drowsychaperone.com/
This is the third in a series of chat-backs these actors have graciously agreed to do with DiscoveryBound Chapters, including Chicago and Houston. Next they head to Kansas City and they should be back in Austin, TX in August.
The show of course was brilliant and the actors answered questions from curious youth and adults about life as actors, becoming actors and about how they applied Christian Science to their careers. Also, how they supported each other as well as the rest of the cast and crew.
The three actors commented on how great it was for all three of them to be in the show. Georgia has been with the show from early on while Mark and Cliff joined for the tour. Cliff Bemis has worked with Georgia in the past as well as with Mark, but this was the first time for Mark to meet Georgia.
Mark made a neat comment about how the audition process used to be such a burden. But this was before he realized he could only end up in the roll that was right for him. He talked about 'the usual suspects' - the group of men about his age and look who are most likely to be at any audition he's going to be at, those who are vying for the same part. Mark is grateful for a unique comradeship amongst his 'competitors' because they support one another and congratulate each other for getting the part as they know they will each find their own place.
The CS actors in The Drowsy Chaperone:
Cliff Bemis, playing Feldzieg
(“Murder she Wrote” and “Nancy Drew”)
http://www.cliffbemis.com
Georgia Engel playing Mrs. Tottendale
(“Mary Tyler Moore”, “Everybody Loves Raymond”)
Mark Ledbetter, playing Robert Martin (the groom).
("Marry Poppins", "White Christmas")
http://www.markledbetter.com
More detailed bios and info on the show at:
http://www.drowsychaperone.com/
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
TMC - Annual Meeting
It was great to be able to attend Annual Meeting this year. As always, it was wonderfully done and inspirational.
Richard Bergenheim, Editor of the Monitor and President of The Mother Church, presided over the meeting and struck a wonderful chord as he explored human resistance to change and applied Mary Baker Eddy's emphasis on progress. Change and Progress.
I've always been a fan of both. I've often joked that my life is consistently inconsistent. Always on the go, always changing where I am, who I'm with and what I'm doing. But there is a constant to be found there: Truth, Love.
The simple harmony of Life is always there, and though the human condition seems to be in a constant churn, God is our rock. Simple.
Richard Bergenheim, Editor of the Monitor and President of The Mother Church, presided over the meeting and struck a wonderful chord as he explored human resistance to change and applied Mary Baker Eddy's emphasis on progress. Change and Progress.
I've always been a fan of both. I've often joked that my life is consistently inconsistent. Always on the go, always changing where I am, who I'm with and what I'm doing. But there is a constant to be found there: Truth, Love.
The simple harmony of Life is always there, and though the human condition seems to be in a constant churn, God is our rock. Simple.
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