Lo que me Gusta de Verdad

This watermelon palmtree was part of the great spread at my uncle Brian’s wedding yesterday.

Here I am at a rest stop on the way across the state, from Orlando to Pensicola.

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Here are some simple dialogues of some basic ESL curriculum Maile designed for her classes. They are the result of the first audio challenge aimed at producing audio examples of some basic interactions in English.

This is of my parents, Al and Barbara:

This one is of me and my wife Maile:

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Hotel Mirrors, originally uploaded by everyday j.

I’m in Florida for my uncle’s wedding and bit of vacation. The hotel where we’re staying has a hallway with mirrors on both sides, and I could not resist a photo.

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I spent the afternoon walking around Smithsonian exhibits and national momuments with my brother John, his wife Elba, their kids Anna and Kim, and my nephew Joe. Here are Kim, Elba, and Ann.

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Jono and I went out to Kevin Ventd’s party lastnight. I got to hang with a few of my homies from highschool church days. We had a great time standing around the fire pit, poking the fire, drinkin’ beer.

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Here is a poem written and read by Dylan Thomas that my mom and I listened to this Xmas evening (20 min.):

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Jono came over this evening and we stayed up till the wee hours playing songs and discussing what we believed. This is what I came up with in contrast to his Christian creed:

What I feel is right, what I know is wrong. Arte es vida, amor es dios.

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I woke up on Xmas morning not to snow, but freezing rain. As the resident fire-builder, I immediately feared we would have no dry wood for a fire, grabbed the closest hat and coat, and went out to bring in the dry stuff at the bottom of the stack. Mom laughed and took my picture, saying I looked like an Hispanic Yankee Doodle.

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My sister Katherine, my mom, and I Scrabbled our Xmas eve away. Mom won, as usual.

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Below you will find the Xmas performances of my students and I at the house concert we had on the cul-de-sac where they all live.

To see photos of the evening, go to: flickr.com/photos/79775161@N00/sets/1636231/

Flea/Bee – Ian plays and Jason sings the song they wrote a few weeks ago.

World War 3 – Katie sings and plays the song she wrote.

Blowin’ in the Wind – Abby sings and plays Bob Dylan’s classic.

Twist N’ Shout – The Guit’rs (Reed, Kyle, Jason) play the Beatles.

But My Soul – The Guit’rs (Reed, Kyle, Jason) play a song written by Kyle and Jason.

Song for Andrew – The Guit’rs (Reed, Kyle, Jason) play a song written by
Kyle and Jason for Andrew for the first time.

The Box – Ellyn Hickey tells the story she wrote about boy who was the prince of Egypt.

Angels We Have Heard On High – Abby sings and Jason plays the xmas classic.

Jingle Bell Rock – Katie sings and plays.

Lord I Lift Your Name On High – Kyle plays and Jason sings a worship song.

Sing-along Medley – Overlookers: all together now!

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