9 things i saw this weekend:

i saw...

and walked over a spanish bridge built in the 1500s, but was most excited about the picture with tara taken in front of it.

i saw...

a bright blue starfish with arms reaching out wider than a basketball.

i saw...

an island deer walk along the beach and then swim in the ocean.

i saw...

a latte (long "e" sound, not the coffee) stone site dating back 1000 years. these stones were most than likely used to create the foundation for a town hall near the ocean. i took a picture of tara holding stones used for grinding and cooking and thus proved she is domestic.

i saw...

the bob dylan story "I'm not there" and was intrigued by a very unique man. the world affected him so deeply.

i saw...

and ate the meat of a coconut my friend george found on the beach. it was delicious. but even more delicious was talophopho, which is the meat of a coconut after it has started to grow a stalk or branch from its heart.

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beautiful fish in 50 feet of water. i know im new to the ocean scene, but i don't think i'll ever cease to be amazed by the colors and designs and movements of these fish. they are a wonder. the more i see underneath the surface of the water the more i am saddend that we overfish these oceans. every other animal on the globe seems to live in balance with the animals around it. why don't we? and a more disturbing question, why do we use scripture to allow us to overfish, overhunt, and overtrash the earth? God telling us there's an end doesn't give us the liberty to squander what he's put us in charge of.

i saw...

myself change with the book "everything must change" in my hands. and i begin to ask myself the question what is more immoral: cursing, sex before marriage, homosexuality, drinking... or greed, oppresion of the poor, consumerism, war, and jesus' name being tacked on them? we are so focused on the individual sins that we lose our responsibility for the global ones. i really don't think the author says this directly in his book. im pretty sure i just daydream while i read.

i saw...

a bike i really want to buy so i can start training for a tri-athlon... tomorrow.