Did you know the month of August was named after Augustus Caesar (or Caesar Augustus if you prefer) and was lengthened to 31 days by Julius Caesar? And did you know that Caesar never ate a Caesar salad because it wasn’t invented until 1924? Well…with that information and a smartphone, you can connect to the internet and even make long distance calls. ha! Caesar … Read the rest…
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Yeah, young little sleepy kids tend to cry more than kids who get a good night’s sleep. Go figure. I only bring it up because I watched a video, a little while ago, that showed a bunch of toddlers basically falling asleep while sitting up. You could hear parents laughing in the background. And it was all innocent fun. Don’t worry. No babies were … Read the rest…
Who is weak in the Christian worldview? Well, compare yourself to the Apostle Paul and see how you measure up. When he wrote his second letter to the Gentile Christians in Corinth, he said… I speak as a fool. I am more: in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often. From the Jews five times I received … Read the rest…
I’m sure you’ve probably heard that 60 is the new 40. Or something to that effect. Right? I’ve got another one for you. Bad is the new good. And I promise I’m not up to no good. How about three examples where bad is the new good? Let’s say a father curses at and beats his son. And the son discovers words of wisdom … Read the rest…
Dreamers are often misunderstood. They’re thought of as eccentric, lazy, or knucklehead pie-in-the-sky chasers. As much as I might disagree on a certain level, I still understand it. After all, a lot of dreamers appear to be in a fog a lot of the time. Maybe it’s too much sugar from all that pie in the sky. Have you ever heard someone say this? … Read the rest…
You don’t have to agree with me when I say breakfast meals are the best ones of the day. Because there are no laws or rules that say you can’t be wrong anytime you choose to be. Breakfast meals are part of some of my fondest memories in life. My earliest recollections include smelling what I call my BET breakfast. Bacon, Eggs, and Toast. … Read the rest…
Maybe you have some in your house right now. Or, at the very least, you’ve had it at some point or seen it in somebody else’s house at some point in your life. Of course I’m talking about refrigerator art. Those “adorable” drawings, scribbles, or splotches that little kids create and parents and grandparents display on the fridge. Yeah, refrigerator art is an American … Read the rest…