Remember the quatrain I wrote about the trees outside my bedroom window? Well, how could I expect you to?

Now you can read it with an actual photo of what I see outside my window. Take a gander.

I thought I was going to learn something about web sites on Paul and Alex's Guide to Web Publishing. It sounds like the language Alice heard in Wonderland; appears to be English, but just can't quite catch the meaning.

One thing did make sense. This quote:

". . . sometimes you just have to get something done while waiting for the experts to show up." --Paul Calvi, November 27, 1998

After lunch at the veggie restaurant, I resolved to walk off a few grams and head downtown to the post office box. Been a week since I passed by there.

The box was full. Let's see, Eddie Cloer sent more material, starting the book of Acts now in Portuguese. Got a box of 20. Heavy to lug back to the office, but I did it.

Bunch of magazines, most of them in Portuguese; Editora Vida with new formats of their NVI version of the Bible. (It's the Portuguese equivalent of the NIV, but a little more conservative.) A letter and bumper sticker for signing up to a Internet news alert list. Some church bulletins from Arkansas. Personal bank statement. Dobson's monthly newsletter. And, hey, whoa ....

The first Brazil edition of The Voice of Truth International! (Read more on that at BZeal.)

And, ta da! The Spring and Summer 2002 issue of Möbius, The Poetry Magazine, with not two of my poems as promised by the kind editor, but three: "Young David," "No Great Love," and "New York, September, 2001."

This 60-page issue features 155 poems by 108 poets. Looks very interesting. Will make for some good reading.

Let's see, so far my poems have been published in Times of Singing and The Voice of Truth International, with another forthcoming in Chattels of the Heart. Besides a number of webzines and sites. Okay, so I'll quit bragging. For now.

Winter finally arrived, and people pulled out their coats and sweaters. The air warms up during the day, but in my office it's still cool and requires heavier clothes. Remember that here people don't have central air and heat. Maybe an electrical space here. Maybe.

The worst part is taking a shower in the morning. The bathroom is cold, but at least the shower head we bought to conserve energy last year has more wattage and really can zap that water hot.

The cold snap is a nice change from the high temperatures we were having just a couple of weeks ago.

On Monday night, at our weekly group coordination meeting, I set up a study for Tuesday through sr. Benedito with his nephew Marcos. But on Tuesday sr. Benedito calls to say his nephew is working still and can't make it.

So we set up for Wednesday afternoon. Same song, next verse.

Haven't heard from him today, but maybe we can get this show on the road. Sooner or later.