Lamps or Lasers

D.L. Moody once said, “Give me a man who says, ‘This one thing I do’ not ‘these fifty things I dabble in.’” He was highlighting…

How important is the final glimpse?

The final glimpse stays with us doesn’t it? Whether it’s the sight of our Kindergartener boarding the school bus for the first time, a departing…

The Golden Globes

Did you hear Daniel Day-Lewis’ acceptance speech for his “best actor” Golden Globe win last Sunday night? I didn’t. Unfortunately, I watched all of the…

Kept

Kept: past tense of keep, verb. Held or retained in one’s possession; held as one’s own. Held or used for a set period of time.…

Nice versus necessary

It would be nice to have a better year than last year. I would really like to be happier, healthier, and more financially fit. It…

Your Batman utility belt

“All right, Mr. Wayne, let’s go down your check list…grapple gun?” “Check.” “Communication device?” “Check.” “Bat-cuffs?” “Check.” “Bat-lasso?” “Check.” “Bat-tracker?” “Check.” “Bat-mobile and Kevlar bat…

The Christmas anti-climax

Sometimes in life it is difficult to tell who is winning and who is losing. Consider Joseph’s stint in slavery, the three Hebrews’ stroll in…

The cult of youth

I think I need to stop whining about being forty years old (especially since I’m almost forty-one). I’ve noticed that in some of my recent…

Poking the sea anemones

Be honest…do you poke the sea anemones when you see them in tide pools at the beach? It’s sort of hard to resist. They’re so…