“The business of life is the collecting of memories.”* If we are to have memories to collect we have to make them. When we are young we are way too busy, we give little thought to memory making. There is no time. We have so...
To Be Human Have you ever stood on a stage and looked at the different colored lights that are available to set a scene? Changing a hue changes an atmosphere. The lights are different colors, not because the inside of the light is different, but because...
As the full moon slowly slid across our winter sky with tomorrow’s snow clouds in tow our beautiful lab patiently sat watching supper preparations. The sizzling skillet filled the air with saliva inducing aromas. The floor would have to be cleaned below her chin. Her...
While root beer is the extent of my indulgence in kinds of beers, I do have to admit some of the better commercials on television are the beer ads. Who among us doesn’t enjoy the Clydesdale horses pulling a sleigh across the snow? One particular...
You might think I spend a lot of time behind cars and trucks. I do. And I suspect you do also. Today I pulled up behind a car decorated with contradictory symbols. There was the traditional fish symbol for Jesus next to a cross. However,...
The sign on the back of the semi read, “Our most valuable asset is sitting 62 feet in front of this sign.” Wouldn’t it be grand if all companies/organizations felt that way about their employees? Things can be replaced. People should not be replaceable. Heaven...
My Popular Mechanics came today and I just finished reading about making concrete furniture. I wondered why. Not why I read it but why anyone would want concrete furniture. I tried to think of the pluses and came up with a. It might deter one...
There is a traditional view of people showing up at heaven’s gate only to be turned away. Peter or some cosmic being sits at a desk with a large book and a pen in hand. It is a moment of being accepted or rejected by...
During the winter Olympics we watch the best of the best compete for the glory of the gold medal and the few moments on the stand listening to their national anthem. Most of us are drawn to excellence and will at least once, if only...
Life is very much like a football game without any timeouts. There is no whistle to stop the aggressors from coming after us. Sometimes the future appears to be blocked by a line of 300 pound 6 feet 6 inch tall bruisers with bulging muscles. ...