Today, I visited the school where I interned as a guidance counselor five years ago. I found some stuff at a yard sale I thought they could use and decided to make a surprise visit. Really, it just gave me an excuse to see some old friends. These are people […]
It isn’t often that I’m aware of someone long before that person becomes famous. Apart from Adam Sandler and I don’t know who else, there just aren’t many people who hit it big from New Hampshire. The lack of famous athletes drives the point home. I had to chuckle when, […]
I remember what it was like to dance before having self-awareness. You could get lost in the music and let it move you however you desired. You didn’t have to worry about what you looked like or how you came across or what others might think of your moves. You […]
I had to wonder what that guy in church today was thinking. He looked to be in his mid-30’s. His longish hair was feathered and spiked at the top. He was wearing dark jeans and sneakers. No belt. His multi-colored striped shirt didn’t match itself, nevermind anything else. A sports […]
Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it. – C.S. […]
I remember reading a G.K. Chesterton quote: ‘Every man who ever entered a brothel went there looking for God.’ His point is, we’re looking in vain for something to satisfy this terrible hunger in us, and so often we go looking in the wrong places. Well, to borrow Chesterton’s idea, […]
I have to let you in on a little secret. I love blogging. I love reviewing books. I love watching videos on YouTube. I love getting comments. I love it when things that I’ve subconsciously been thinking about spill onto the page. I love feeling listened to. I love getting […]
I was flipping through the channels today and was mesmerized by Time Life’s Romancing the 70’s infomercial. 138 classics from the top easy listening artists of the decade all digitally remastered for superior audio quality. But wait! There’s more! If you call within 9 minutes, they throw in a bonus […]
And everywhere I went, I met people who, regardless of their religious beliefs, were looking for the same things: a connection to God, a desire to mean something, and a way to stay alive even when dreams die. Angry Conversations with God, p. 233 I’m worried about the quality of […]
