The Library Basement- Welcome to the past and future of the arts May 17, 2012
- Readings for April 2012 May 8, 2012
- Thanks for (almost) nothing, Oregon GOP May 1, 2012
- Esther and the cycles of history April 15, 2012
- Let’s simplify US Presidential politics April 13, 2012
- The Attic
- Finally Finished! May 14, 2012
- Readings for April 2012 May 8, 2012
- How It Feels To Be Warm April 23, 2012
- Child Sponsorship Event April 22, 2012
- Fondue Party! April 22, 2012
Author Archives: Nathan
The messy business of emergency preparedness
In recent months I have been slowly starting to be more concerned with our family’s emergency preparedness. So we have flashlights, a portable rechargeable radio, a first aid kit, a fire ladder, and a few other items. My next big … Continue reading
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At the Oregon Historical Society
We had nothing planned for this weekend, so Kim and I agreed we had to tackle one of our bucket list items. Sadly after a week of mostly-sunny weather, it is raining today. Much of our list is comprised of … Continue reading
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Now with more teeth
This evening we gathered around the kitchen table to play with play-doh (which for some reason I am always calling “yogurt”). Elias, being a child, decided to eat some of the orange play-doh. While I was fishing around in his … Continue reading
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In which we get some culture
This Christmas I purchased some tickets to the Oregon Symphony as a gift for Kimberly. Today was the day of the performance, a matinee featuring violin soloist Joshua Bell. Of course there was a cloud of doubt hanging over the … Continue reading
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Overheard
Elias is experimenting with new phonemes, so here is a sample of his newest sayings: “Hi, daddy!” “Hi, kitty!” “God is good” “I googled it” He’s also taken to spinning in circles. Dizziness has occured.
Notes from the field
It has been a fun week and weekend, and here are my notes: I have been nicknaming each progression of Elias’ walking. He has now moved from “Cap’n Jack Sparrow” into his “E.T.” phase. This evening Kimberly was laying on … Continue reading
My son: superhero
My son is a super hero. I am pretty sure that is objectively true and that I am not displaying any parental bias or hyperbole here. To prove my point, I’ll provide three four anecdotes: Unicode hero: We let Elias … Continue reading
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The family that blogs together stays together
As many of our readers will know, I have a personal blog called The Library Basement. I write about biblical studies, Greek, reading, Christian ethics, and other topics. People tell me that my posts are a bit tough to relate … Continue reading
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Apple Picking
The Smith Family Fall Bucket List includes an important and challenging objective: “go apple picking.” Today we fulfilled that objective, and it was very fun. We loaded up in the car and headed east through the Columbia river gorge. As … Continue reading
Storage cleanout
We have constantly struggled in our life together with having too much stuff in the house. It started when we got married and had to combine parts of two households into one. Then as we went to graduate school and … Continue reading
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