But wait … there’s more! Who hasn’t seen it. While yawning your way through one of your favorite Christmas movie reruns a smiling, energetic man in a chef’s hat appears. And has he got a deal for you! It begins with a Watzui titanium kitchen knife with jewel-encased handle studded with tanzanite chips. He demonstrates […]
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Gratitude … WARNING: THIS MESSAGE MAY MESS WITH YOUR PLANS FOR THE WEEKEND! “So, how was your Thanksgiving?” “Tiring, but so worth it. Watched a couple of games on TV before we grabbed a chicken salad sandwich and then headed to BestMart to get in line for their 4:00 am opening. I wanted one […]
Blurred Pictures
Even beauty can be blurred Aside from a fuel stop on my way to Viet Nam in the 70’s … this was my first ‘feet on the ground’ experience in Hawaii. With only two days and one night and a banquet to conduct and follow-up to handle, there wouldn’t be much sightseeing. But I had […]
Who You Gonna Believe?
Believability – who earns it? For the last forty years or so we’ve had increasing difficulty believing our politicians. What they say isn’t necessarily what they mean or know. Truth isn’t quite as important as expediency or appearances. And how believable are those ads promising instant relief from everything from acne to high blood […]
Kryptonite and the Human Soul
Kryptonite was a fictional radioactive ore from Superman’s home planet of Krypton. When he was exposed to it he lost his super powers while mere humans suddenly became ‘superhuman.’ Not a good turn of events for the good citizens of Metropolis! Is there a ‘kryptonite’ of the soul … something that weakens us while […]
Helping God By Worrying
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT TUESDAY. AREAS OF WEST WINDS 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70 MPH. US Weather Service alert for Apple Valley, CA This was the alert I read last night, and true to the prediction the wind shook […]
Don’t Believe Everything You See
“We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.” II Corinthians 4:7 New Living Translation Things are seldom as they appear. It’s what’s going on inside that should be […]
Don’t Believe Everything You See
“We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.” II Corinthians 4:7 New Living Translation Things are seldom as they appear. It’s what’s going on inside that should be in […]
Do-Overs
I’m a windshield guy more than a rear view mirror guy. It’s important at times to look behind you, but that’s not where I’m going. That’s where I’ve been. In the same vein, I don’t do a lot of soul searching over decisions made, clothes bought or miles traveled. That was then and this is […]
Steps
“Guide my steps by your word, so I will not be overcome by evil.” Psalm 119:133 New Living Translation Sometime during the first three months of 1944 I took my first unassisted steps. It didn’t make the newspapers, but my parents were pretty excited. Folks who come up with statistics say the typical […]