War, Faith And Understanding

Christians, He Is Risen! There is a war going on all around us. Every day, every night, while we work, sleep or play and most people are unaware. To us it looks like issues that divide us, and it is an ever expanding list, constantly pushing the perimeters outward. But for some issues it's pushing…

Death And Sadness.

We all live in a peculiar time. Two hundred years ago news might have taken weeks or even months to travel what we would now consider a short distance. News of the death of someone you knew might not get to you for quite awhile. I have been praying for a former coworker who was…

This, That and the Other

I am getting a little too good at guessing the Price is Right showcase . "We have to do something", may put you on a road you do not intend . In sixty- one years I have never successfully torn dead skin away from my cuticles. I just failed again. Nothing will expand your vocabulary…

Daylight Savings Time.

Admit it, today is the first time in months that your car has the correct time on it. I learned at a very young age that you spring forward and fall back. So even as a child I wondered why I needed to lose an hour at the beginning of good weather and get it…

The History of Control.

I don't think people ever got along. If you're a godless evolutionist, you know that as soon as the second creature evolved into a human that an argument started over a rock or a stick or who owned this tree or that. I bet that was a hoot to watch since language hadn't been developed…

Country Living

I find myself in this very awkward position of not quite fitting into my new country lifestyle, but also not quite able to relate to my old city living mentality that I was part of for decades. Right now I am drinking a very tasty Shiner Bock, poured into a 16 oz mason jar... my…

We Need a Plan.

Here I am again, and I'm swimming in this soup of news, social media and emotion that I just can't get away from, and it's exhausting. I make some off the cuff remarks from time to time on social media, and in the comfort of this blog, but I make it very easy to differentiate…

Please, Not Again…

I worked for a public utility for thirty one years, and many times that meant having to enter peoples back yards to access our facilities to make repairs. We had a name for this process... we called it rear property line... and we hated it. You never knew what was in the back yard, hiding just out…

The State of Us.

I sat on this for a few weeks, but it's time for a brand new rant about something unrelated to politics so here you go...   One of the things that is difficult about winter, particularly when you're retired, is that there isn't the motivation to get out and go when the weather is bad.…