Miscellaneous things that I post. Could be deep. Could be shallow. Could be sad. Could be funny. Might even be true.
At 6 AM I sit in a Las Vegas hotel room munching on breakfast and blogging. Downstairs, even at this hour, people are at the blackjack tables and slot machines giving money to the hotel. They’re hoping the hotel will give even more back. I believe the odds would be better if they placed the money […]
“Kernel panic” the message on the screen said, which in computer language means “I give up.” My server has been having issues all week so last night I finally replaced it with another one. I tried everything before giving up on that old computer but in the end, it just had to be replaced. Sometimes
Sam and I played “disc golf” yesterday. For those of you who are not up on the latest sports, disc golf is like regular golf except you throw a Frisbee to a basket instead of hitting a golf ball to a hole. It’s fun, cheap, and good exercise. (I know of no disc golf course
Yesterday, I went to the funeral of a guy I didn’t know. It was interesting to hear about his life and his Christian walk. I think I’ll look him up when I get to Heaven.
The walnuts woke me up last night. They fall from the tree beside our house onto the roof, making a terrible racket in the process. My poor roof suffers from the pounding. Every year I think “This is the last year I am putting up with that.” A few weeks ago I even crawled on the roof
I was blessed this morning while reading the story of Daniel and the Lion’s Den. I challenge you to read it from the King’s perspective. If you are like me, you may find that you can relate more to his arrogance, impetuousness, remorse, worry, self effort, attempt at faith and . . . God’s rescue.
When I was a small child, I used to play in the back yard with a friend named Benji. I don’t remember much about Benji. We moved away when I was 6. I remember even less about Benji’s dad. But there was one incident involving Benji and his father that has always stuck with me.
I went swimming today, perhaps for the last time this year. The day was hot and the pool water was warm, so I jumped in. I love that feeling of reckless abandon when my feet leave the deck and I am flying toward the water. I break the surface and the water envelopes me, inviting