That’s the Story of My Life
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Time Rich. It’s Weird.
I went beach camping most this past week. It wasn’t until the 3rd afternoon I finally got bored. Not miserable bored… just relaxed bored. The picture above shows one of the spots I camped at. I set my tent up underneath the shade of those…
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Sailing in Jesus’ Footsteps
In all the exciting hubbub recently, I forgot I had a blog. “What exciting is going on?” you may wonder. Several things, but for one, this past Friday was my last day working at my old job! Now before you ask what my next plans…
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Having a Vision as Big as Vuthers
On my way down to Haiti I talked with a Haitian man in the Miami airport for several hours. His name was Vuther and he told me straight-up he doesn’t like America. His reason? The immorality we are exporting to his country. ouch. I find…
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The Power of Stick Shift
I got a surprise when I left work the other day: My car wouldn’t start. The battery was dead because I’d left my headlights on at lunch. Who should I call? How long would it take for Dad to show up? How long would…
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Meantime, Back at the Ranch
I notice there has been a dearth of content on this blog as of late. What’s happened? The answer is I’ve had plenty of ideas to blog about, but been too busy to write them. Too pre-occupied. Most people, when they get pre-occupied, raise suspicion…
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The Power of Serenity
Last week I visited Botanica Gardens. It’s my favorite local destination here in Wichita and I’ve been many times. In fact, think I’m on my third annual membership. The best time of year to visit is Spring. Right now, in fact, as the tulips are…
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Arby’s, We Are On To Your Tricks
With all the heavy talk on here recently about people going hungry (like this post about very hungry people I met in Haiti), perhaps it’s time to take a lighter look at food. In particular, Arby’s fast-food. I don’t eat Arby’s much. Not that I…
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20 Things I Learned From a Week on Jury Duty
This past week I worked as a juror on a case involving a string of burglaries. We the jury found the defendant guilty of 5 of the 7 theft and burglary charges leveled, which involved over $30,000 worth of stolen property. The punishment will likely…
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Did My Life Peak at Six?
Talking about everything changing… even I’M changing. Even within a single day I change: In mornings I’m most creative, in afternoons most tired, in evenings most busy, at night most WIRED. Once I was a baby, then I was a youth, then I morphed to…