Selective Hearing

I guess we all suffer from some amount of hearing only what we want to hear ...

The Unpopular Word

There are some people who say what everybody wants to hear. There are others that say what needs to be heard. Guess who gets the vote.

une boîte de vin s'il vous plaît

A box of wine please ...
The older I get, the more traditional I get. That's why I'm disappointed by the whole screw-top acceptance. From synthetic corks, to screw tops - what's next, your favorite merlot in a handy Capri Sun pouch? I know it's inevitable, but if I don't have something to gripe about, what kind of old guy will I turn out to be?

For Mom ...

I don't know why, but my biggest pain as a kid was making my bed. I figured out that if I asked my Mom to "show me" how to make it, I didn't have to do it myself. Hence she demonstrated several times before that little scheme wore itself out.

Undesirable Alternative

Our church is adding new bathrooms, and let me tell you: it's about time.

Looking a little pale?

New pastor arrives