The Meaning of Life
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 Posted in Life | No Comments »I stayed in my 3rd floor castle for several months. Then an old high school running mate talked me into moving into an apartment with him and two other guys. Well that rock along for a while. My running mate ...
Every Time I Went to Kiss Her
Monday, September 6th, 2010 Posted in Life, Randomness | No Comments »When I was a young teenager my father had a hi-fi stereo, state of the art. We boys were not supposed to touch it, but of course we occasionally did. In my father’s LP collection was a comedy record that ...
Smack Down at Our Lady of Salvation Bingo Emporium
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 Posted in Life, Randomness | 4 Comments »Karol was a tall, somewhat overweight Jewish woman with a pouty lower lip. She had been attractive in her younger days, but age had definitely come to visit. She was married, but as far as day to day living she was ...
I pray…
Thursday, January 14th, 2010 Posted in Life, Right Conduct | No Comments »I pray that we come to value each and every human for who they are, not what they are, or what they can produce. I pray for the day when a person’s race, gender, ethnicity, or sexual orientation does not limit their ...
Outside my window on a rainy day
Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in Life | 1 Comment »Heard outside my apartment window on a rainy day. There was the patter of little feet running. Then a woman's voice commanding loudly, “Stop, don't do that." This was followed very quickly by the sounds of splashing and a little girl's voice softly ...
Love Means
Monday, December 21st, 2009 Posted in Life | No Comments »Rev. Joe, would you put this on your site somewhere? "To love means not imposing our own powers on your fellow man but to offer him your help. And if he refuses it , to be proud that he can do ...
A quote to live by
Friday, December 18th, 2009 Posted in Life, Right Conduct | No Comments »“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than ...
The Garbage Man
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Posted in Life | 2 Comments »Many moons ago when I lived in Ft. Smith, AR I went out to the golf course to play a round. At Ben Geren if you do this they tend to group singles together. This works out nicely for several ...
Imagine – Right Livelihood
Monday, November 9th, 2009 Posted in Life, Religion, Right Livelihood | No Comments »A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world You may say that I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as one John Lennon ~ Imagine One of the principles of the ...
Irony at One Police Plaza
Monday, October 26th, 2009 Posted in Life | 1 Comment »The Merriam and Webster dictionary gives several definitions for irony, but the following definition works for the ensuing anecdotes. Irony - 1): incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result (2): an ...
