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Posted 2018-06-24T14:27:42Z

Going through the Motions

After I posted last week's list, Caylie and I were lamenting all the great musicals I left off - like Dear Evan Hansen, Les Mis, Phantom of the Opera, and, most importantly, the musical episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Caylie was staying with me for a few days and helping me pack up a lot of stuff before leaving at the end of this week. We'd also planned to spend a good chunk of time while she was here with Buffy running in the background. She'd never seen it all the way through, and I felt strongly about fixing this. We made it through two and a half seasons, and she had the joy of listening to me sing along with "Once More with Feeling" - one of the greatest episodes of television ever made. Since I missed including it in last week's playlist, I decided a whole post on a song from that episode was in order. [...]

Posted 2018-06-10T20:46:01Z

James, a Slave

I've got the word "doulos" tattooed on my foot - it's not seen by many people these days because of my paralysis required footwear, but I chose to put that word permanently on my body after my high school Bible teacher made us each write a commentary on the book. We had to study the use of several Greek words, and I discovered James chose this term, along with several other disciples, to describe his relationship with Christ. He begins his epistle, "James, a doulos of Christ." It means slave. It means a bond slave who knew life with their master was better than on their own. [...]

Posted 2018-06-02T20:00:23Z

Jahreskontrolle 3

After fourteen months, I made it back to my annual check up at REHAB Basel. Those of you readers who found my blog back in the day will remember Danai and Alex featured heavily in my antics as an inpatient, so I was hopeful I'd get to at least say hello during my full day at the hospital. [...]