Bumper Art

FDR has been credited with saying, “A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward.”
This sentiment rings true here in the Bay area of California where it is shared by many of its residents who don’t mind voicing it either. This can be noticed especially [...]

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Acceptance (or Coming Out of the Closet)

What better place to come out of the closet than California. . . I’m not referring to my sexuality; this post doesn’t concern my sex of choice, yet my church of choice. For those that have known me for the past, say 5 years, know that I’ve been on a roller coaster ride with [...]

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Relinquishing and Receiving

This post is one in the making. It is a story of my personal and spiritual transformation and where I am now- actually a subsequent post will talk about “where I am now”. This is taken from a “reflection essay” that was part of my application process for Andover Newton Theological School (part [...]

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California Dreaming & Playing Catch-up

 

The wind has taken me to Northern California. I’ve been living in Santa Rosa since the close of August. It’s a good re-entry point for coming back into the States. We knew we were coming back for sure when I was accepted into Andover Newton Theological School in Boston, where we’ll be [...]

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Ode to Frida

Frida, a go’ dog to us you were
never barking incessantly
only whining, bones and fur,
and smiling fluorescently

From the street you came
not even knowing your name
we took you in and with a spin
a best friend to two you became

with a po’ leg and epilepsy,
fleas and a dependent personality,
a lil’ rub a dub scrub
and a lot of love [...]

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To My Wife

mujer mexicana
ojos chiapanecos
en flor

hail and pearls
after summer storms
melt at night

leaving old city
blossoms open unobstructed

this youthful couple

Twenty-five on the fifth,
one on the twelfth,
¡¡¡Felicidades mi amor!!!
~mlw

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Embracing 2009

I’m back to the world of blogging after a brief hiatus.
Many have said that 2008 had 366 days; others: 3,066.  Though a challenging year to say the least, it was the year I was married and will forever remain sacred.  That being said I gladly meet the new year with arms spread wide.
The new year.  [...]

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Thanksgiving & Inter-Faith Dialogue

Today is a day to give thanks.
A brief history of the United States’ Thanksgiving tradition (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Grenada, Japan, Korea, Liberia, and Switzerland, among other countries have a national Thanksgiving holiday as well.):
The earliest thanksgiving occurred in Saint Augustine, Florida in 1565 (in 1541 a special Thanksgiving communion took place in modern day Texas). [...]

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Road Rage & Saint Francis of Assisi

As stated in my first entry, I would like to use introspection as one of many purposes for blogging.
Have you ever had any bouts with road rage?  It has been brought to my attention that I have a slight tendency to react violently while driving here (I must admit that it is rather evident).  I [...]

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Reminiscence of Autumn

Today is a special day. I won’t be blogging about what’s in the news- there are plenty of others doing that, (to see what a typical liberal post is preoccupied with today see Marc Hudson’s: “A $150,000 Illegal Mistake.”) Rather, today is a day of nostalgia. Today is the day that I equate with the [...]

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