If I stand here, I can see the Little Red Haired girl when she comes out of her house… Of course, if she sees me peeking around this tree, she’ll think I’m the dumbest person in the world… But if I don’t peek around the tree, I’ll never see her… […]
Lay a whisper on my pillow Red Sox. I’ve lost that lovin’ feelin and here are ten reason why. 1. They became too popular. It used to mean something to be a Red Sox fan. They didn’t always sell out every home game, win a ton of games and get so […]
In High School, I lOVED getting birthday wishes from classmates and was thrilled that I wasn’t one of those summer birth children to be pitied. Still, my birthday landed on a weekend and I missed out on copious amounts of affection. BUT, as a senior, my birthday was finally on […]
I graduated from a theological seminary after college. Over the years, I’ve found that I’ve missed my fellow classmates at the seminary more than I thought I would. Yeah, some of the people were a little different, but I have a thing for quirky people. Also, everyone was really nice. […]
Relationships are complicated things – especially those conducted through a time warp. Here are 4 women for whom I would gladly turn back the clock with a love that transcends time. Olivia Newton-John in 1978. Oh my sweet goodness, my! I’ll never forget that summer night in 1997 when I […]
Does anyone else remember those Sally Struther International Correspondence Schools commercials where she ran through a list of degrees which you could pursue from the comfort of your own home? Was I the only 10 year-old who really wanted to go for the TV/VCR repair? Sally made it sound so appealing. […]
Watson has lots in common with a top-ranked human Jeopardy! player: It’s very smart, very fast, speaks in an uneven monotone, and has never known the touch of a woman. -Ken Jennings (ht: Ben S.) People always say that women are hard to figure out. I even touched on it […]
Tonight, I celebrate my love for you (blog reader). On this day of love, I found it in my heart to bring you a song, story, sap and scripture. Truly: First off, it’s not quite N-K-O-T-B-S-B, but whatever. Happy Valentine’s Day from these guys and me (ht: Amber Carter). Madly: […]
About a month ago, when I was taking some time off work, I signed up for a free trial of streaming Netflix. Wanting to know what the buzz was all about, I started watching the first season of Lost. A week and a half and 121.5 hours later, I finished […]
If you want to be happy for the rest of your life… don’t be a sports fan. It’s a losing proposition. Take football for example. There are 32 teams in the NFL. Of those teams, do you know how many win each year? One. Yes, that is all. So, you […]
As a kid, I always thought I was behind and needed that extra hour to catch up. Jim Jones once told me, “No matter how many shots you take, somewhere there’s a kid out there taking one more. If you dribble a million times a day, someone is dribbling a million and one.” Whenever I’d get ready to call it a day, I’d think, “No. Somebody else is still practicing. Somebody – somewhere – is playing that extra ten or fifteen minutes and he’s going to beat me someday.” I’d practice some more and then I’d think, “Maybe that guy is practicing his free throws now.” So, I’d go to the line and practice my free throws and that would take another hour. I don’t know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody – somewhere – was practicing more than me.
– Larry Bird, Drive
