Year: 2017

Just Right

  “The coffee was hotter and blacker than the sins of the devil himself. But it tasted just right, you might say.” Louis L’Amour ********** Life demands verbal responses. The choices are many, from the crude to the superlative. Finding the appropriate middle ground is a challenge. ‘Just right’ might be the perfect choice for …

Whistling

  Whistling…you either can or you can’t. There’s no middle ground. ********** I was about 10 years old when I first heard the question, “Son, what do you want to do when you grow up?” I knew without even thinking…. all I ever really wanted was to be able to whistle. It’s a tough question …

The Tongue is a Fire

“The tongue is a fire…and it is set on fire of hell.” ********** It was a long time ago and far away when the Apostle penned this theorem. He was sitting under a date palm near the Dead Sea discussing women with his tongue-tied camel. The validity of the theory was confirmed later that day …

Taking a Knee

“So here’s a quarter, call someone who cares.” Travis Tritt wrote those lines, having been shafted by a romance gone bad. Country music can synthesize anything with these ‘somebody done somebody wrong songs.’ They lend substance to America’s self-indulgent malaise. Everybody’s protesting something. Everywhere there’s Unrest, Disunity, Dysfunction and Inequity. It’s a cacophony of chaos. …

Trucks with Ladders

Admit it, some things in life spook us, like being behind trucks with ladders. ********** They’re everywhere, these pickups, their loose ladders bouncing about, deadly potential projectiles threatening with every bump to pierce your windshield and remove your head. Oh, the paranoia. Recently I’m driving down a two-lane highway at a pretty good clip. The …