I’m growing grass as I write this. I guess that what I mean is that I threw some grass seed on the ground…and I have faith that it will grow. It grows on its own. I don’t know if I … Continue reading
Category Archives: environment
There was a great old skit on SNL that featured Chris Farley as a motivational speaker. In the skit, he mentions “living in a VAN…down by the RIVER”. And here’s this guy…this angry guy…living in a van somewhere. Holy Smokes! … Continue reading
Watching this, it makes me wonder if you don’t have to have some resources to really live the simple life? When frugality and simple living is a choice, it sure does seem a lot more appealing…otherwise you’d lay in bed … Continue reading
“You just have to put your mind to it….and that’s what scares people.” What a tremendous thing it would be to…in addition to an education…give a kid a place to stay that was their own. What an education it would … Continue reading
I woke up this morning at 4 instead of my usual 5 AM. It was something about the crusty eyed glance at my watch betraying me. I was sure that it said 5:15….past time, past time, past time….time to get … Continue reading
There’s a phrase in the Bible that describes our situation here on Earth. It says that we’re to consider ourselves “In the world…but not of the world”. I wrestled with that thought for years…wondering how do I transcend daily life, … Continue reading
I worked at a radio station for a while right before Jenny and I were married. We had a phrase for what happened when we weren’t paying attention ( or we ran out of song when we put “Low Spark … Continue reading
How did we ever get to the point of deciding which plants would be called weeds? Was it all a matter of utility? Did something get in our way one day…and suddenly, for the rest of time, it was to … Continue reading
I bought a load of logs the other day. Jenny said that when they delivered it in the tandem dump truck that the ground shook when the driver dropped the load. It is a big load o’ logs. Not only … Continue reading
A parent’s goal is to make things better for their family. At least, I think that’s what a parent’s goal should be. I changed out the starter for the fourth time in the little Toyota truck my daughter drives … Continue reading