“Our Incomplete Christmas”

“Our Incomplete Christmas”

Jan. 9, 2024 by

         It’s the 14th Day of Christmas (two days after Epiphany), and our Christmas remains incomplete even as we plan to put the holiday stuff away.          For starters, there’s

“My New Talent: Pissing People Off” 

“My New Talent: Pissing People Off” 

Nov. 21, 2023 by

         I seem to have hit a turning point in my life.  The “marker” (if you will) is that I am apparently pissing off my friends to the point where

“Shoving It Down My Throat”

“Shoving It Down My Throat”

Sep. 25, 2023 by

         There are two brothers who run a funeral home in the town where one of the churches I served is located.  Until my very last year there, our relationship

“Another ‘God Moment’”

“Another ‘God Moment’”

Aug. 29, 2023 by

            To start at the beginning, I’d have to go back 17 years, to when Evelyn and I first entered the mobile home market.  We had decided on a triple-wide

“Another ‘God Moment’”

“Another ‘God Moment’”

Aug. 16, 2023 by

            To start at the beginning, I’d have to go back 17 years, to when Evelyn and I first entered the mobile home market.  We had decided on a triple-wide

“Where Have All the ‘MMM’s Gone?”

“Where Have All the ‘MMM’s Gone?”

Jul. 21, 2023 by

            It’s been difficult to keep up with the weekly routine I’ve practiced for the past many years.  In a normal week, I would start Sunday in church with a

“Shut the Front Door!”

“Shut the Front Door!”

Jun. 8, 2023 by

         And shut the silverware drawer.          And shut the dish cabinet door.          And shut the cooking utensils drawer.          And shut the …          Is it really that

“A Different Kind of Retirement”

“A Different Kind of Retirement”

May. 29, 2023 by

         This is not the retirement I envisioned.  Not by a long shot.          Ever since our first child, Kim, was born exactly – to the day – a year

“The Secret of Life”  (5/18/23)

“The Secret of Life”  (5/18/23)

May. 19, 2023 by

         The trash and recycling routinely are taken from the house to their respective bins every week.  The household trash and recycling cans from each room are returned to their

“Mother’s Day Cards (What Could Be Simpler?)”

“Mother’s Day Cards (What Could Be Simpler?)”

May. 11, 2023 by

         It’s the Thursday before Mother’s Day.  I wanted to get my Mother’s Day cards in the mail today so they had at least a slight chance of arriving Saturday