I’m gonna share a Tuesday poem with you. But only if you promise to share it with your kids or grandkids. Deal? OK, great. But I’ve got a couple of things to say before I share the Tuesday poem. Yeah, you didn’t think I would just write a poem about Tuesday and send you on your merry way, did you? Naw, That just ain’t … The rest of the story…
Category Archives: Rhyme and Reason
It’s true. Tomorrow is a concept. Not a reality. If someone came to you asking for a ride because their car broke down, would you tell them to come back tomorrow? Probably not. Right? What if they needed to borrow money, and you have plenty you could lend? Would you tell them to wait until tomorrow? Hmm, that’s a little different. Or is it? … The rest of the story…
Happy Resurrection Day 2026. Today won’t be as glorious as the original. And it won’t be as glorious as the next resurrection day. But I hope it is a day filled with your full acknowledgment of the amazing grace available to anyone who truly wants it. Resurrection Day There’s a story you might know Of a man who was killed some time ago. He … The rest of the story…
For about 10 to 12 years of my life there was only one person, in the whole world, that I saw year round. And that was my younger brother. Our parents divorced when I was about four years old. And after a couple of years they lived about 1000 miles apart. So they had to figure out a way for my brother and me … The rest of the story…
I love wordplay. I love alliteration. And I love juxtaposed metaphors and impossible phraseology. I love working with words. And I love the one true, living, loving, creative God who gave me the language I can manipulate. Take a word like – Phoenix. In English, it’s not pronounced at all like it looks. How cool. And today that word popped up on my linguistic … The rest of the story…
Of course, I don’t know about you, on this subject, but I know when I was a kid. I certainly would’ve enjoyed more unschooling activities. And I say more because I actually did enjoy a lot of unschooling activities. The problem was they were at home. But I still had to go to school. For actual school activities and curriculum. Yeah, I am, as … The rest of the story…
You can’t live without love. Oh sure, you can exist. But you can’t live. And your existence will be an exercise in futility at best…or a dark. lonely place at worst. Why go there, when it’s so easy to just let love live? So how do you let love live? You nurture it, watch it grow, and give it away as much as you … The rest of the story…
Cue the wackadoo snake charmer music. Because the power of three just cast another spell over me. Right here in the third month of the year. So, maybe 3 IS a charm. After all, the power of 3 is found in the main building blocks of life. Here are some factoids I shared a few years ago. And of course they’re still true: Atoms … The rest of the story…
Darn it. I just broke my handheld a mirror. But it’s my own fault. Because I should’ve laid it down before I ran out the front door, under the painter’s ladder, just to chase away that pesky black cat keeps scrounging around here. Wow, if today was Friday the 13th, that would be a trifecta’s trifecta. But, as I open up my my calendar, … The rest of the story…
Sometimes you can trust your gut feeling. And sometimes it’s the last thing you should trust. But, of course, I’m not talking about your actual gut. And you probably already knew that. A gut feeling ain’t a matter of what’s in your belly. I think just about anybody who’s been around more than a couple of decades knows a gut feeling is just another … The rest of the story…