This blog is getting old. Already well into its second decade. (Well, into, at least.) Today is the day, eleven years ago, that I first set out on this blogging adventure. You can read the post here. Many of the August Twenth-Sixths since, I have linked to that first “blog”. It was not of much…
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Untended Strawberries
It turns out, nearly every year we plan, work, plant, tend, and harvest a garden of edible treasures, there is inevitably some deeper truth mined from the soil and its produce. We’ve just begun this summer’s work, and already our strawberries have reminded me of a truth I often forget. See, we didn’t actually do…
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This morning, as I passed a line of cars heading the other direction, waiting for their light to turn green, I began to notice the faces of their drivers. Most were nearly expressionless. Some seemed to have more than driving on their minds, faces betraying the distraction. Other faces were relaxed, even smiling. As the…
A Grain of Salt (What Does That Mean?!)
“Take that with a grain of salt,” says your friend regarding somewhat dubious news. “I’d take that draft rumor with a grain of salt,” says the NFL Draft Expert, who says a lot of things. (Most of which apparently need salt…) But what does it mean? Why do we say that? Where does it come…
I’m (Not) The Awesomest Person Ever
I’m really good at a lot of things. I think I always have been. My sister-in-law once called me “golden boy”, or something like that (even before I was her sister-in-law), because everything I touched “turned to gold”. And yet, I’m really not awesome. I wish I was. I would have lots of uses for…
Possessive, Plural, and Plural Possessive (Apostrophe Apostasy!)
The English language can certainly be confusing. Add grammar and punctuation to that, and there are all sorts of possible dangers ahead. Today I’d like to specifically address the use of (or rather, the non-use of) the apostrophe when pluralizing surnames. You see, in far too many communications from individuals and organizations, the apostrophe is…
What Makes A Good Story?
Who doesn’t love a good story? We are drawn into some tales, so much that we feel we can’t turn away. We can’t put the book down. We are mesmerized. What is it that grips us so? Is it a likable character, or characters, who draw us into their own stories—almost as if they were…
I’m Just A Bus Driver
Well, not just… But, as of today, I’m officially authorized by the State of New York to transport students in large, yellow vehicles. Again. (I previously drove school busses for two different school districts more than fifteen years ago now!) Last fall, as I contemplated ways that I could feasibly bring in a little more…
Content Creator
So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them. Genesis 1:27 (AMP) In my life so far, I’ve always enjoyed creating. Whether it was a song, or a blog post here, or a book of those posts, or even a…
Shortage of Time
I feel like a broken record sometimes. No matter how many years (or decades) I have traveled the solar circuit… I feel like I keep learning the same lessons. One of those is this: we have a limited time here—so make the most of it. This is not a “rah-rah” post intended to inspire you…