Random

• WOW, North Park Theological Seminary had a lot of fans chiming in on Eugene's blog. ~ link

• WE received a "Welcome to our Parish" invitation in the mail from St Martin de Porres Catholic Church. I'm willing to overlook that it was crudely photocopied and not all that exciting in appearance. This is the first time that I've received a direct mail invite from a RC church. Good for them! You get the sense that they're interested in reaching out and growing.

• POTENTIAL for frost tonight -- The Sonoran Desert can get cold at night in December and January -- not as cold as Chicago but cold enough to do some plant damage. My citrus, bananas, and pomegranates are young and fragile so I've got most of the young trees covered with old bed sheets.

• GOOGLE is now in the dictionary business. ~ link