Over the last ten days, I have worked hard learning PowerPoint, which I had never opened before. All this effort was in aid of preparing a slide presentation to be used in worship on "Sky Sunday," the third Sunday in the season of Creation. I had about 50 slides lined up to show the many moods and "voices" of the sky.
Gave the flash drive to the sound and light man at church, only to find that their ancient PC system would not accept a Mac formatted drive. No slides. I was totally deflated. In the scramble to be ready for worship starting, I began reflecting on how such an occurrence helps one to keep one's grandiosity in check.My hubris showed, at least to me, and it was instructive to see technology bring me down.
The upside to all this is that Dean (the soon man) figured that if I emailed a slide file to him or to the system, it would convert and be usable. So there is hope for the future.
This morning, autumn landed with a vengeance. Plus 4 outside, with occasional driving rain. Killing frost promised for tonight. We got the yard cleared and the garage cleaned last weekend, so we are more or less "ready" for the winter onslaught. I actually look forward to it. As a born-again Winnipeger, I relish the challenge of defeating the weather and doing my walking, no matter what it's like outside. When I was running, in days of yore, the same held true. It's this crappy, rainy, damp and chilly autumn that I don't like. Ah well, off to Ottawa in a day or two, to experience autumn where at least the trees will be colourful. National Art Gallery, dinner out, and visits with grandchildren and daughter will make it a memorable 25th wedding anniversary. It's hard for me to believe that it has been that long. The time has been smooth and deeply joy-filled, so it races by swiftly.
Chores to do, so…as Grandma Black used to say, "More anon…"
Gave the flash drive to the sound and light man at church, only to find that their ancient PC system would not accept a Mac formatted drive. No slides. I was totally deflated. In the scramble to be ready for worship starting, I began reflecting on how such an occurrence helps one to keep one's grandiosity in check.My hubris showed, at least to me, and it was instructive to see technology bring me down.
The upside to all this is that Dean (the soon man) figured that if I emailed a slide file to him or to the system, it would convert and be usable. So there is hope for the future.
This morning, autumn landed with a vengeance. Plus 4 outside, with occasional driving rain. Killing frost promised for tonight. We got the yard cleared and the garage cleaned last weekend, so we are more or less "ready" for the winter onslaught. I actually look forward to it. As a born-again Winnipeger, I relish the challenge of defeating the weather and doing my walking, no matter what it's like outside. When I was running, in days of yore, the same held true. It's this crappy, rainy, damp and chilly autumn that I don't like. Ah well, off to Ottawa in a day or two, to experience autumn where at least the trees will be colourful. National Art Gallery, dinner out, and visits with grandchildren and daughter will make it a memorable 25th wedding anniversary. It's hard for me to believe that it has been that long. The time has been smooth and deeply joy-filled, so it races by swiftly.
Chores to do, so…as Grandma Black used to say, "More anon…"
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