It is a great blessing.It is a great curse.It is my highest privilegeIt is an albatross around my neck.It is something I look forward to.It is something I dread. It’s preaching. Lots of folks do it now and then. But the unique set of women and men who do it week-in and week-out is really […]

So, last night, about 11:30, I stop by Maria’s room to see if she’s asleep. She wasn’t. She was re-reading the last pages of “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief,” a book that she had been devouring all week. I’m always more than pleased to see her reading instead of trying to watch TV. And, […]

I probably don’t get enough sleep most of the time. I know this. It’s an issue. I’m not alone. But often, if there’s nothing to do on a Saturday, I get the chance to sleep late. This morning, it was until 9:30…which will seem pretty late to some, and still pretty early to others. It […]

How is it that my favorite Christmas present this year is a coffee mug? Dennise got me this coffee mug as a gift this year: It’s a ceramic Starbucks mug, and in this pic the top is off. It’s just so much more substantial than plastic mugs I used to have. It keeps the coffee […]

Pete Delkus‘ hair has been on fire all week. Not from the hair spray, but from the storm headed our way. However, the latest news seems to indicate we may be spared our FOURTH snow-event of the winter (A record in my memory, for sure). Nevertheless, it’s gonna get cold. Saw a FB post by […]

Today’s daily gratitude is wine. “Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.”— Benjamin Franklin We’ve become fond of Yellow Tail’s Merlot, which can be had for a steal at Costco. That’s where we get it, and we generally have a glass with dinner. It’s such a delish treat, […]

I love playing guitar. I think I’ve loved it from the first moment I picked one up in the seventh grade. Back in what was clearly a less enlightened time (turn on your sarcasm detectors) public schools actually did things like teach guitar. I took guitar at Westwood Junior High for an entire semester. After […]

I’m gonna try something new today. I’m gonna try something new every day for the next year, actually. I’m calling it “My Daily Gratitude.” One of my core beliefs is that thankfulness always creates more thankfulness. The more I stop to take note of the things I am grateful for in life, the more things […]