Wanderings

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Homeschool Dance Tonight

At 9:40 a.m. the fog seems to have burned off on our hill – at 7:30, could not see the back of the house across the street. Thought at first that this would be a little quieter day, but don’t think so. Have a bunch of things to do around the house like yard work that I have been putting off for a while (like almost all winter). BTW, you may wonder if in SF Bay Area we really have winter – well, I consider anything below 40 very cold, and when the windshield on the car has ice…well. Tonight Karen is chaperone for a dance for our homeschool group – I’ll go with her. Kids are pretty good, and everybody knows everybody. Anyone bringing a “friend” usually makes sure that they get introduced around. Continued in I Peter 3 this morning, and verse 16 sticks out like a sore thumb – in a word, “why do things that give people ammunition to say bad things (slander) about you.” There were some other tidbits, but that says a lot. Our lives are seen by people, and when we do “wrong”, they see us as what we say we are (i.e.: Christians) and equate what we do with Christ. Check out “Barnes Notes” sometime on this verse. In a nutshell, Barnes says we need to train our conscience to know “right” from “wrong” so that we don’t just assume something and violate God’s law.

V-Day Rehash

Day dawned very bright, but that same nasty wind is out there. Got a little cool last night, even without the wind. Had a wonderful time at dinner. Went to “Hana Japan” in Berkeley. Food the same as at Benihana’s (prices too). View from this location in the Berkeley Marina was much better, being on the second floor, and having windows to look out. For some reason, couldn’t sleep, and was up at 5:30 and spent some time reading my Bible. Still in I Peter, but in chapter 3 now. Kinda skipped all the stuff to wives (well, I’m not one!). Verse 8 stuck out, and requires some more study – those words “Harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted and humble” will require some definitions too.