Category: Daily Life

April 4, 2020 Yesterday I started to get bored sitting around the house, where nothing much was happening. But early April has treated us to a mild day, so now I’m sitting on our front porch watching nothing much happening from here. Something in the breeze stirs up a memory, with all its accompanying emotions, that goes back to a day when something did happen out here. Something big, at least from my perspective. I recall it like it was only yesterday, though it was in fact a couple decades ago. It was an encounter …

March 28, 2020 The other day a friend asked how I was spending my time during the coronavirus lockdown. I admitted to wasting a lot of it in front of the various screens in the house. But it’s not been a total loss, I told him. I was also spending extra time in the Bible, doing some needed repairs around the house, and even cleaning out the basement. Rick chuckled. The kind of chuckle I’d get if I’d just said I’d given up eating cookies forever. What didn’t he believe? Not the Bible reading part; …

September 22, 2018 The big day finally arrived this past summer. I was en route to my high school reunion. My class would be congregating for the 50th time since we accepted our diplomas. This would be my first appearance among them in 25 years. Maybe I need to get out more. The drive of 200 miles gave me plenty of time to review my two pre-arranged strategies for the event. That’s not many, but I just wanted to make sure I did at least a couple things right. It was easier 25 years ago …

March 10, 2018 The other day a friend asked me how my year was going. I told him I’d had my up and downs but I couldn’t complain. If my brain had been working—and that’s really the topic of this blog—I would have declared instead that I’d had my share of downs and ups. Mostly they occur at home. It goes like this. I go down the stairs to the basement to get something. By the time I hit the bottom step I forget what it is. Then I go back up to the kitchen …