Friday, June 22, 2007
Summer Solstice
Yesterday, to celebrate the first day of summer, we rode out to the Lutheran Seminary, and joined up with two friends also on bikes. It was a sultry, steamy evening, with every green and living thing reaching for the sky. We had to do some ill-fated off-roading, and the aroma of the plants crushed under foot and tire was intoxicating. I had hoped that we could travel down a path toward RPC that has beautiful vistas, but we were thwarted by some construction being done on one of our city's many bridges. Instead, we rode to a luscious garden located within our city's research park, plopped down in cedar chairs in a wood pavilion lit by mission-style lamps, and gazed over the pond while sipping rosehip tea and eating crepes. We stayed until 10:30 p.m., and it was still light enough to make our way home down the path. Welcome, summer!
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Instant Expert
I have created blogs before, and I have a few favourites that I've been reading on and off for a few years, but I am not what you'd call a blogging expert. However, I am a public librarian, which seems to mean I get to become an instant expert on nearly every topic imaginable at least 50 times per day. At this moment, I am working on becoming a blogging expert. I am hoping to achieve this lofty status within a few weeks, as a colleague and I will be teaching a blogging class to the public in not too long. I understand the principles, the logic, and the act itself. Most importantly, I know where to find the answer.