800,000! That’s how many folks turned out to see the grave of a dead guy on Dead Day. Not just any dead guy, but perhaps THE dead guy in all of northeastern Brasil. Padre Cicero was his name. Champion of the poor while living, the focus of miraculous activity while dead. Interesting resumé. Interesting story […]
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 […]
Pig snouts and chicken feathers
Hot dogs . . . Does it get any more American than hot dogs? Mom, apple pie, baseball and hot dogs — the essence of the good ol’ U.S. of A. Mom, apple pie and baseball are what they are. Hot dogs, on the other hand, are usually not what they pretend to be. It’s […]
Getting naked with God
Being naked gives a giddy sense of freedom, doesn’t it? Have you ever been naked in a place that you normally wouldn’t be naked? It can be such a delicious sensation (and it can potentially be rather embarrassing!). Though not all of us have bodies that we would want to display in all of its […]
The Quickening – the process of becoming who I’ve always been, and just didn’t know it.
Sometimes the obvious is just so obvious that it’s not . . . I’ve heard that men are less attuned to themselves than are females. From my personal experience I think that would probably be rather true; that is, its something I know is true, but that I’m loathe admitting in the presence of my […]