“My cancer has returned . . .” The response to my question as to why he’d come into my office today of a gentleman I’ll call John. John was just barely out of his 50’s and had recently retired. In the early months of this year his early retirement had been rudely interrupted with the […]
Don’t come to my church!
Don’t come to my church! Don’t even think about it! Stay away!The only reason you should come is if you have trouble sleeping. It’s so boring . . . guaranteed to make you take a nap. Crazy, huh? Do churches really say that? Yep! They sure do. I’ve been in some. I’ve even worked in […]
“Hey! Uncle Joe! Gimme a dime!”
“Hey! Uncle Joe! Gimme a dime!” Huh? I was minding my own business, walking down a crowded, noisy street in downtown Fortaleza, a bustling city of almost 2 million in northeastern Brazil. It was late 1983 and I had been living in the city for the past year. Very few people knew my name, much […]
What about the dinosaurs?
I think my wife is fabulous . . . Seriously. I’m married to the woman of my dreams. This lady has made me into something I could never be. I find that to be amazing. I wake many a morning, look at her and think, “Dang! How did I snooker her into thinking I’m a […]
My wife cried yesterday . . .
My wife cried yesterday . . . Odd way to began a post, don’t you think? I do. You see, my wife rarely cries, unless she is in pain. The pain can be physical or it can be emotional. But, it has to be significant. “Sentimental” female she’s not (now, just so there’s no misunderstanding, […]