"You can only come to the morning through the shadows." | JRR Tolkien "Complications arose, ensued, were overcome." | Captain Jack Sparrow Welcome back to the beautiful chaos that is The Office! But before we get there, let's back up a bit....to the shadows before the morning. Tuesday morning dawned for me with stabbing pains … Continue reading Spoiled Milk Tuesdays | The Office Shenanigans VII
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Till The End of The Line I | Tony Stark
"We were always meant to say goodbye." | "Already Gone" by Sleeping At Last Nostalgia. All the Feelings. Bittersweet. The End of An Era. I don't think we realize how privileged we are to be living in the time of the Avengers. The Marvel Cinematic Universe created an era that's about to end next week. … Continue reading Till The End of The Line I | Tony Stark
A Tale of Brownies | The Office Shenanigans VI
"I have shown you in every way, by labouring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" | Acts 20:35 So the Apostle Paul spoke these words when he was about to sail away from … Continue reading A Tale of Brownies | The Office Shenanigans VI
The Yo-Yo Incident| The Office Shenanigans V
"If people never did silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done." | Ludwig Wittgenstein I remember in my Freshman Year of High School, we asked our History teacher to pick the quotation that would go on our class page in the yearbook. That's the one he picked. Yeah, that one. I think that was … Continue reading The Yo-Yo Incident| The Office Shenanigans V
Ponytails & Timberlands | The Office Shenanigans IV
"So when we meet as strangers, when even friends look like strangers, it is good to remember that we need each other greatly, you and I, more than much of the time we dare to imagine, more than much of the time we dare to admit." | Frederick Beuchner | The Hungering DarkĀ Meeting Mikhail … Continue reading Ponytails & Timberlands | The Office Shenanigans IV
The Sympathizing Tear | The Office Shenanigans III
"I will not say, do not weep; for not all tears are an evil." | JRR Tolkien | The Return of the KingĀ So last week, I mentioned that Toby cried two days in a row. The first time was because he'd choked on a Ghost Pepper flake and nearly died. Refer to A Tale … Continue reading The Sympathizing Tear | The Office Shenanigans III
A Tale of Chili | The Office Shenanigans II
"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." | JRR Tolkien | The HobbitĀ Last Monday, a co-worker brought in two pounds of chili and nearly murdered The Office. Yes, I'm exaggerating...mostly. He really did bring in two pounds of chili but no one … Continue reading A Tale of Chili | The Office Shenanigans II
Stellar Shenanigans in PA
"You can't imagine it unless you've been there." | Watership Down | Richard Adams You really can't imagine it unless you've been there...at least not fully, but I'm going to endeavour to do just that. I'm going to attempt to paint it for you in such vivid strokes that you can't help but imagine it. … Continue reading Stellar Shenanigans in PA
Resurgam | Lessons From Poldark
"I lost sight of something. I came in search of it. Having found it, I am going home." | Ross Poldark Much like Ross, we lose sight of things rather frequently. We forget friends, agonize over small hurts and forget large blessings, and get so caught up in the busyness of life that we forget … Continue reading Resurgam | Lessons From Poldark
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