the good parent party

We watched “Frozen” for the first real time last night. I say “real time” because we sat around the computer monitor with some popcorn and watched a Chinese “cam” version that we streamed over the internet one evening …but it … Continue reading

sleeping late, getting up early

Normally, I get up pretty early in the morning. It’s my developing “old man” style. I think that I’m trying to work up to the day when I can make a Saturday morning call to the kids at 6:30 AM. … Continue reading

the man who quit money

When I was going to school at Georgia State University, there was an older fellow who used to “preach” or maybe “pontificate” out in a central area of Atlanta…kind of a courtyard area close to the college… where people would … Continue reading

call to joy

I’ve heard about Pavlovian response…don’t really understand how it comes to work, really….but I was listening to some music the other day and thought how much I’m like one of those trained dogs. Of course….I’M A MAN!!…so I’m not really like … Continue reading

pulling the boat

This week is my “day off week”. I am very excited. I’m so excited that I lose track of time….Tuesday feels like it should be Friday, Wednesday feels like it should be Friday…you can only imagine what Thursday must feel … Continue reading

my faith walk

Every morning, I get up and make myself a little pot of coffee. I use a french press…so I guess I could say that I make myself a little french press of coffee…a french press pot of coffee…a carafe of … Continue reading

hallelujah

Sparrow projectile vomited over my shoulder last night all over my favorite sweatshirt that I was wearing to keep warm while we were trying to figure out why she was so agitated…and as a result of that, I slept too … Continue reading

right likelihood and the interplanetary monkey

I don’t think that the interplanetary monkey has anything to do with this post. It just sounded so darn catchy that I couldn’t resist. I think about “right livelihood” all the time. From what I understand, it’s a Buddhist term…where … Continue reading

something good

Rufus “Tell Me Something Good” Oh my goodness. I love music. LOVE IT. What a revelation. It just hit me this morning how much I love music. Kidding. It has been an obsession since before I got my first faux … Continue reading

now you can tell

“Get a job…retire…and then you can have some fun….” Here’s a guy who does a lot of adventuring…big adventures, long treks…and here he is talking about one of the biggest. But what does he tell his wife when he walks … Continue reading