Jesus is a friend of mine

[H/T Orthodixie]

About my Grandfather

Some information about my Grandfather which I just stumbled across:

http://home.comcast.net/~iifurung/pamplonacagayan/history.htm#Curva

Look for "Ponciano Materum"

Alaska News update:

- I went to the Alaska state fair. Good food.
- I am still looking for a job.
- Since I still do not have a job, I get to do things like I mention below.
- A few days ago I spent some time picking wild watermelon berries and wild highbush cranberries (which I can now find easily due to its distinctive wet dog smell), and I tried to make jelly, but I failed, so now I have highbush cranberry syrup.
- I went to Wasilla, AK (the town where Palin used to be mayor) yesterday, to go to a fundraising dinner for an orthodox convent in Washington state. Good Greek food! And I got to meet some nuns from the convent, and I got to briefly hear one of my favorite speakers give a short talk. Oh, and to get there, I got a ride with one of my neighbors in his convertible mini cooper.
- Today I went to go pick wild Alaskan blueberries. I got about 2 pounds, I think. (I would have had more if I hadn't eaten so many while picking.) To get to the area where the blueberry bushes grow, I had to ride in the back of my friend's truck along a pothole-ridden road. My butt is still a little sore.
- After picking blueberries, I went to visit my priest's lakeside cabin. We had a little picnic there, and I got to go hunting for spruce hen with my priest's son and one of the hosts in the house I am living in. We shot, cleaned, and ate 4 spruce hens.
- I am in the process of knitting another Jayne hat. (the orange, yellow, and red one from portland.) I should be done by tonite or tomorrow.
- My church is amazing. The building has a wooden geodesic dome with fantastic acoustics. The choir is fantastic, and the people are very welcoming.

Ok, I think I need to finish my hat, and I need to decide if I want to try to make blueberry jelly.