dual personalities

The morning dawned hot and muggy but a cool breeze was blowing in from the river for the Bicentennial festivities. Sorry I’m a big dork and think events like this are cool. I stood in the sun until I felt my right shoulder warming up and fearing an even blotchier tan/sunburn situation, I moved to the shade off to the side.

Later, inside, there was a naturalization ceremony where 33 lucky people became United States citizens. They were all really excited and I found the whole thing very moving. There was one of those All-State choirs there and they sang the National Anthem beautifully.

In other, unrelated, news, this amused me. I am always the bear.

This is pretty much me to myself every night. I didn’t even have a terrible day–but lately it seems like there is all this existential stress and dread looming over us all the time that it feels like a terrible day, even when it isn’t!

Usually when this happens, it’s a good time to turn to your Bible and flip it open and start reading. Unless you land on one of those pages that’s just so-and-so beget so-and-so, you’re sure to find something useful.

I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,

    my God, in whom I trust.”

Psalm 91

Read the whole thing.