I was scanning through an old book of mine The Lies We Believe by Dr. Chris Thurman, when my thoughts settled in at one section. The chapter is titled Distortion Lies. It describes how we can distort those things around us in an effort to maintain our own reality. In common terms–we cannot see the forest for all the trees. I think I […]Read Post ›
So, the National Football League draft is over for another year. All the expert analysis that was heard for the past 6 months is done. Well, actually that will continue as post-draft analysis. Some of the football hopefuls’ dreams were realized, some ended up crashing to the ground. Next comes the big money negotiations, followed […]Read Post ›
A few weeks ago I was driving to work listening to the radio when I heard the words of a song that drew my interest. The basic message was remembering what it was like to be a child. The feeling that life at that time was one of an uncluttered existence. The attitude was one of […]Read Post ›
“I really don’t have faith in anything. Sure I believe things are true, but only if it makes sense to me. And if they can be proven to me. All this heaven and hell stuff cannot be proven so do not waste your time in talking about it. “ A good number of years ago […]Read Post ›
I think we have the best Christmas tree of our time. It is the best because I can remember a number of years ago when I was still drinking and we could not afford a tree. My wife and kids actually had to construct a tree from some cardboard tubes. The kids seemed ok with it […]Read Post ›
Ah, the Christmas season! The lights, the music, the smiles, and the chestnuts roasting on an open fire. (C’mon. Do I even know anyone who roasts chestnuts on any fire?) But I can not deny that even though it is not yet a week into December Christmas is in full swing. In our house that means […]Read Post ›
Ok, politics is all done whether we are happy or not. And now it is time! This may seem early to some of you but from now until December 25th is my prime time for listening to CHRISTMAS MUSIC. (The crowd cheers, at least in my head) After all, how long did I have to […]Read Post ›
I did some research but could not locate the origin of the top ten list. Many point to the early top ten lists by David Letterman. However, not even he is said to have originated the practice of gathering various types of information, organizing that information, and then formulating a list in ascending order according to some […]Read Post ›
Sometimes I do not pay close enough attention to those everyday occurrences that are there to teach me lessons. Maybe it is the routines happening around me that lull me into inattention. Or I am so concerned about my own life that I do not see what is out there for me to note and […]Read Post ›
My wife took this picture one day during her run. If you look closely enough at the outline of the bird, you can tell it is a robin. From what I know, robins migrate and are supposed to return to the area in which they nest when the weather is most advantageous for them. Somehow […]Read Post ›
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