soul at a discount

I got the idea somewhere along the line that humility was one of the most pleasing traits you could have in the eyes of God. I think that I thought that if a gentle sense of humility was pleasing to … Continue reading

where did all these words come from?

Last night, my wife and I heard a noise outside. “Is it something getting the rooster?” she asked at 2:30 in the morning. “No…” I answered. “I think it was something behind the house…it was coming from a different direction … Continue reading

when you get to asheville

Here’s a song from Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s album  “Love Has Come for You”. Asheville is a great place. It would be nice if no one else noticed. It’s getting kind of popular and crowded. People seem to chase … Continue reading

kinder

I know people whose biggest regret in life is something along the lines of dropping the final pass in the high school championship or not getting the promotion that they’d hoped for. It’s some shortcoming or mistake that they can’t … Continue reading

mcdonalds happymeal transformer…the monkey has tools

Our four-year knows how to work a computer. Of course, he doesn’t know how to spell or type yet…so when he needs to look up something, he yells for me to type it in. I guess I’m the monkey’s stick. … Continue reading

everything was dogs

When I graduated from college, some camp friends invited me to move to Auburn, Alabama and start a band. My parents must have loved that. Here I’d spent 6 and a half years or so finishing up a degree in … Continue reading

the unbearable lightness of freakiness

There’s an old (now….it’s a golden oldie, really) Rick James song that I like even though it’s kind of nasty. If my children modeled their lives around the lyrics or adopted it as their theme song, I’d be pretty disappointed. … Continue reading

rotting on the branch

Out on the mail route, I’m always checking things out. I can’t help it. I can’t stop. I keep my eyes open while I’m driving around. I watch and I learn.  Whether it’s a mama bear and her two cubs…a … Continue reading

to know

I watched a fight on the TV for the first time in a long time last night. I’ve seen all the Rocky movies…I’ve watched some Jean Claude Van Damme movies…I’ve seen guys beat each other up in movies quite a … Continue reading

second step

People say that the first step is the hardest. I’m wondering this morning if it’s really the second step that is the hardest. The first step can be one that’s half asleep and unaware.  You might not understand what it … Continue reading