Casa Jonsson

A few weeks ago I bought a copy of Getting Things Done for a friend. In general this is something people do with books they’ve taken the time actually to read first, but I knew enough about the content to make the elevator pitch convincing. This isn’t the first time I’ve encouraged someone to try […]

Posted on December 15th, 2005 by Nils
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This week I finished a new song. Two very rough (think Colorado River in violent spring) demos of the song are available, one with piano and one with guitar. The piano one is slightly less apocalyptically cacophonous than the guitar one.
I’ve also posted new demos of three of my earlier songs:

“I Believe”
“Meditation (Psalm 19)”—a new […]

Posted on August 14th, 2005 by Nils
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Our church is officially cutting-edge: we are podcasting. If that buzzword leaves you nonplussed—or even if it doesn’t—download Apple’s free iTunes software and fire it up. Then click on and search for “Christ the King.” A new sermon is posted every week, and it will be automatically downloaded for you to listen to at […]

Posted on July 19th, 2005 by Nils
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Several friends of Casa Jonsson have begun contributing to a new weblog, called Common Grounds Online. The site is an outgrowth of a book on the topic of what C. S. Lewis called “the great conversation.” Linc Ashby and Pat Roach are ministers at our church. Jenny Staff Johnson, together with her husband, Mark, runs Strange […]

Posted on June 13th, 2005 by Nils
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I missed Haiku Day.
5/07/05 is past.
Typical of me. 

Posted on May 8th, 2005 by Nils
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Life imitates art. 

Posted on May 2nd, 2005 by Nils
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The current issue of Hard Luck Stories features the work of two friends of Casa Jonsson. J. Mark Bertrand’s “The Inside Job” dissects the sclerotic heart of an ex-con who gets recruited for an easy bank heist.

Posted on April 26th, 2005 by Nils
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Our friend Nathan will be playing the title role in an upcoming production of Bernard Pomerance’s Tony award-winning play, The Elephant Man. I’m really pumped about this. I’ll be at the March 20 matinée; if you’re going then, too, let me know.
Update: We ended up both going Friday night, and it was every bit as […]

Posted on March 10th, 2005 by Nils
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I’m a fairly polite person with average social skills for a (self-diagnosed) borderline Asperger’s sufferer. But I have this irritating premature “goodbye” habit. If you and I have ever spoken by phone then the following exchange will sound familiar.

Posted on February 1st, 2005 by Nils
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How will I go on? Dave Barry has thrown in the towel and will not be writing his Miami Herald column anymore. 

Posted on January 10th, 2005 by Nils
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