The Comet’s Flame

Family pictures are usually pretty traumatic for the McClurgs, but this year things went smoothly, and the pictures turned out pretty well.
My sister Moriah picked out the outfits, and I think she did a great job.

I spent most of the afternoon today in Iowa City.  I had a few things that I needed to check/setup in my lab.  After that, I spent some time walking around downtown.  The weather was absolutely beautiful, and the city was surprisingly peaceful.  A few random people smiled at me.
I like being outdoors.
I like seeing […]

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
-Albert Camus
While I don’t necessarily agree with that quote (there doesn’t seem to be an overabundance of warmth in my heart these days), I do believe that God has the power to control the seasons.  I am tired of winter, […]

A friend recently asked me what I looked like when I was a kid.  Well, thanks to my dad’s photography skills and my mom’s archiving/organizational skills, I was able to obtain some photographs which I believe will answer that question.

There are some things that I want to try to commit to in the new year:

Listen to the advice of those older and wiser than I (this, I think, deserves an entire blog entry, so I will try to write one at a later date).
Live more healthy (I have wanted to be a vegetarian for […]

My family and I had a nice Christmas.  I attempted to chronicle some of the day’s events in pictorial form.

Merry Christmas, everyone!  This post is going to be exceedingly short, because I am rather tired, but I just wanted to wish you all a blessed day.
Christmas is my favourite holiday… there’s nothing better than a celebration of God’s Gift to humankind.  I pray that it brings you as much joy and excitement as it […]

I’m seriously considering moving back home… not because I can’t handle living on my own, but because I’m starting to wonder why I ever wanted to at this point in my life.
It’s lonely.  It’s expensive.  I miss seeing the people I care about on a daily basis.
So yeah… I wish I wouldn’t have had to […]

Lots of things have happened in my life recently, and I haven’t really had the time or energy to write about them.  Hopefully that will change now that I’m finished with my co-op position and winter break has begun!  So stay tuned, and I will try to post some new content ASAP. For now, I’ll share […]

I deactivated my Facebook account a few weeks ago… I haven’t noticed any positive things that have resulted from that action. I think some people were a bit disappointed/offended that I suddenly disappeared from their list of friends. Plus, I probably have wasted more time wrestling with the question of whether or not […]