Author Archives: Neal Locke

Naked Brutal Honesty

Posted on January 9th, 2008 by Neal Locke

You may remember me ranting about a psychological evaluation I had to undergo a few weeks ago, as part of my journey to become an ordained Presbyterian minister. I still think the pre-meeting questions were insanely long and inquisition-like, but … Continue reading →

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Abby @ One Month

Posted on January 8th, 2008 by Neal Locke

This past Sunday, Abigail Ashley Locke passed the one-month mark. I thought that meant we could stop counting her age in weeks, but apparently I was wrong. We can start counting her age in months after she’s a year or … Continue reading →

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Beer Church

Posted on December 21st, 2007 by Neal Locke

In pursuit of a dream I share with my two brothers (to someday open a Monastery Microbrewery and Pub), I’ve been studying the American beer industry a lot lately. It didn’t take long for me to see parallels with the … Continue reading →

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Woody Guthrie This Land Montage

Posted on December 15th, 2007 by Neal Locke

I went foraging on YouTube today, trying to figure out the chords and fingerings for a song I’ve waited much too long to add to my repertoire. I was pretty impressed with what I found. I think Woody would’ve been … Continue reading →

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A Promise to my Daughter

Posted on December 13th, 2007 by Neal Locke

Three years ago, when Grady was born, I made him a promise. One week ago, when Abby was born, I made the same promise to her:  to read to her every night of her life, until she’s old enough to … Continue reading →

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Grady and Abby

Posted on December 7th, 2007 by Neal Locke

You might have to turn the volume way up to hear Grady’s improvised lyrics…

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Abigail Ashley Locke

Posted on December 6th, 2007 by Neal Locke

109810991100 She was born at 1:54pm on St. Nicholas day (December 6th). She weighs 9 pounds and 11 ounces, and is 20.5 inches long. She’s a beautiful baby girl with a soft, sweet cry that is so different than her … Continue reading →

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