Well, I didn’t start the year with an aim to accomplish this, but I’ve read over 100 books this year. People ask me how I find the time to do it. Truth is that I don’t know. It just sorta happens. Even when I was a kid I read a lot. My mom instilled that [...]
Archive for November, 2011
Thanksgiving Grace
Posted: 24th November 2011 by Roy Goble in FamilyTags: Celtic wisdom, Thanksgiving prayer
Bless, O Lord, this food we are about to eat; and we pray you, O God, that it may be good for our body and soul; and, if there is any poor creature hungry or thirsty walking the road, may God send them in to us so that we can share the food with them, [...]
Problems of the Privileged
Posted: 18th November 2011 by Roy Goble in Junkyard ManagementTags: dealing with decisions, Merlin, Stephen Lawhead, wealth in america
A friend of mine was playing golf at her country club when she began to recognize a disturbing pattern: there were a lot of complaints about meaningless things. I asked for more detail, and she said, “Oh, you know, just normal POP stuff.” I looked at her questioningly and she said, “POP. You know, Problems [...]
An easy way to help at-risk kids
Posted: 16th November 2011 by Roy Goble in Family, PathLightTags: ark.com, Fundraising, PathLight International
Okay, two things about this video. First, I’m thankful that my son Jedd has the skill to make me look halfway intelligent. Second, it’s actually a cool idea to use Ark.com/roy_goble to raise funds for your favorite charity. We all shop online these days, and this is so easy it’s amazing to me. Obviously I’m [...]
Simply Jesus, by N.T. Wright
Posted: 15th November 2011 by Roy Goble in Book ReviewsTags: Newbigin House, Theology
Later this week I’ll be attending an event at the Newbigin House in San Francisco with N.T. Wright as the keynote speaker. I’ve read previous books by Wright, and enjoyed them, so I picked up his latest release Simply Jesus. The book title is accurate but somehow deceptive. N.T. Wright attempts to toss aside a [...]
The D’Oliva Olive Oil second harvest!
Posted: 14th November 2011 by Roy Goble in D'Oliva Olive OilTags: D'Aun Goble, olive harvest
This past Saturday was the second annual olive harvest for D’Oliva! It was a great deal of fun to have friends and family come out to help. D’Aun did a great job of coaxing 282 pounds of olives out of the grove in a very complex year. Here’s a link to the story with more [...]
Go Like Hell!
Posted: 11th November 2011 by Roy Goble in Book ReviewsTags: A.J. Baime, Ferrari, Ford, Le Mans
How could I resist a book titled Go Like Hell? Actually, the full title of this book by A.J. Baime is Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans. Irresistible for a guy who keeps a blog called junkyard wisdom, right? And what a great book it is! [...]
Goble Family History
Posted: 8th November 2011 by Roy Goble in FamilyTags: Genealogy, Goble Family History, Southern England
I wrote the article below for an upcoming issue of the Goble Family Association newsletter. Yes, there really is such an organization! They were extremely helpful when we did our genealogical research, and they were kind enough to ask that I submit this article. It’s longer than a normal blog post but worth reading all [...]