From 6-11 tonight, the event that we and many others have been praying and planning for since April 3, 2009 will take place at Calvin Fletcher’s Coffee Company, 615 Virginia Avenue in downtown Indianapolis. The coffee shop space is beautiful, the desserts are spectacular, and a lot of people are planning to attend the An Evening in [...]
Archive for June, 2009
An Evening in Fletcher Place
Posted in Uncategorized on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thank You
Posted in Uncategorized on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have written a few previous posts about Calvin Fletcher’s Coffee Company, the new not-for-profit coffee shop opening in Fletcher Place. We are getting ready for a major fundraiser event this Friday, June 26th. So, there has been a great amount of work to do. A great amount of work. But, this work has not been done alone. [...]
Sometimes, Things Have To Get Worse Before They Can Get Better
Posted in Uncategorized on June 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I broke a bone in my left hand a little over three weeks ago. I wish I could tell you that this happened while I was rock climbing (which I have never done) or even riding my 18 speed bike, but I have to confess that I tripped over something and fell on the sidewalk. To [...]
Holy Rosary Italian Festival
Posted in Uncategorized on June 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ever year in June, Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Fletcher Place hosts the Italian Street Festival. To say this is a popular event would be an understatement. It is shoulder to shoulder, but I wouldn’t want to miss being part of the excitement. The Holy Rosary community does tremendous work with this massive effort. We [...]
Helpless and Hopeless
Posted in Uncategorized on June 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was reminded last Sunday that I must never forget that I am helpless and hopeless without God.
Fletcher Place Garden Party
Posted in Uncategorized on June 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
We went to a garden party on Sunday afternoon. I don’t think that I had ever been to one before. Neither had Judy. It was fun and I leaned some things about the trees and plants in the beautiful gardens of the home where the party was held. Thanks to the hosts and to the [...]
“I was there, but I was not there.”
Posted in Uncategorized on June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Elie Wiesel, Nobel Laureate and holocaust survivor gave a moving speech describing his father’s death at Buchenwald concentration camp when Mr Wiesel was a teenager. The speech was presented today at Buchenwald. Here is a large portion of it. (President Obama and Chancellor Merkel of Germany also spoke.) The day he died was one of [...]
General Motors
Posted in Uncategorized on June 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Maybe it shouldn’t be, but for me, the recent bankruptcy filing by General Motors is the most troubling and shocking event in the life of this recession. Yes, it was likely inevitable, but when I remember that GM was once the largest automaker in the world and because a Chevrolet was my first car and I grew [...]
