July 21, 2006

  • B"H


    As I previously mentioned, there are several items on dock to share. As usual, I don't have time right now to include everything, but I don't want to put things off indefinitely either.



    • A wonderful meeting IRL with a cyberfriend who's name begins with A and ends with A. (A <---->A)
    • A joyous wedding in smalltown Michigan.
    • Linus Brown - a true example of "faith in action."
    • Etc & etc

    1.  Who is this A <---->A ?


     


    Hmmm, after approximately 4 years I finally got the chance to meet Andi in person. As time has changed so have we all. I am rapidly approaching the speed limit ( 55 ) and Andi is now better known as Andrea. Back in 2001 Andi was doing home-school High School and I was just getting acquainted with The Band known as [k]. Because of our common interest in Superchick we happened upon one another on the now defunct web site of the Superchick Cafe. Many late evenings were shared in the chat room of that web site. I have "listened" and chatted, prayed and counseled, and laughed and cried through a host of different topics.



    I learned a lot during my time in the Cafe. Previously, I had never heard of SI (self-injury), and its varied expressions such as cutting or the odd twins Mia and Rexi (bulimia and anorexia). Although we are a generation apart, I came to discover the possibility of friendship that transcends age and gender. Andrea laughed as she had to explain to me what it meant that her friends had TPed her room. For sure there were times when I was lost as she described her interactions both positive and negative with her girlfriends. It was a whole different world and I could only absorb but so much culture shock I guess. There are some barriers that we can't cross; I'm a married 54 yr old male and she is a single teenaged female. Even so, there are a lot of areas where we can learn important things from one another. Through this friendship and others, I have become a huge advocate of intergenerational friendships. I guess this is just a subset of the larger issue of practical multiculturalism.


    Here's a few photos of our time together.




    Ha ha ha, it wasn't easy taking these pictures, but I think they came out ok.


    Thanks Andrea, I'm privileged to be known as one of your friends. I'm glad that we had this chance to meet and I also enjoyed the time we spent with your Dad.


     


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    More to follow for sure.


    Shlomo

Comments (11)

  • Hmm... Thanks for posting that Shlomo.

    Aren't you lucky I didn't bring the clown wig? ;)

  • That is so neat, Shlomo.  To have made cyber friends and them met them in person.

    John

  • B"H

    Hey John,

    Yeah it is neat. I am ever grateful to GOD for the friends that He has allowed me to make, both IRL as well as here in cyberspace. I'm glad that you are in that number John, thank you.

    Shlomo

  • Hello and thank you for the comment.  it's always neat to get to hear from folks who have been reading things i post.  yeah, i have always been really captured by Israel and i feel so priveledged/blessed to be actually living in the times to see a lot of the old and new testament prophecies come into play.

  • How are you doing, Shlomo?

    John

  • B"H

    Hey John,

    Thanks for asking. Basically I'm doing ok. At present I have a huge water blister on my foot and it is really hard to walk. I get these every few weeks and they generally last 3 - 4 days.

    I sent you an e-mail with more info.

    Blessings,

    Shlomo

  • Ouch! Is there nothing you can do about the blisters?

    Shlomo, I've been awaiting a response from you on my philosophical post!! Have I scared you away?! ;)

  • Wow...I missed another meeting. It's my fault for falling out of the loop and now I wish I'd have found more time to visit...

    Thanks for the comments Shlomo - we really need to get together soon.

  • Thank you so much for the kind words about Gidget; it's nice to know people really do understand.  She was very much a blessing to me; very comforting and good company, and I miss her a lot.

    I hope your foot feels better soon.

  • Hey, my new xanga is glorious_and_free.

    I am going to keep most of my photos protected, so remember to check your protected postings!

  • B"H

    Wow! I got a bunch of nice comments all of a sudden. Thanks.

    Shlomo

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