One very embarrassing fact about myself is that when I was a teenager I wanted a ventriloquist’s dummy for Christmas.  You don’t see too many people doing ventriloquism these days but when I was younger it was done a lot and people were really entertained by it.  When I woke up that Christmas, I discovered… Read More »

I have had the good fortune over my life to have had a good group of individuals who have been my doctor.  Since I have lived in several different places throughout my career I have routinely had to find a new doctor and establish that relationship.  Something I have discovered, especially about men, is that… Read More »

Go to any festival, carnival, or perhaps even amusement park and you will likely find an artist creating caricatures.  Caricatures are unique in that nobody really expects them to be an accurate depiction of the subject being drawn or painted and yet in many ways, they do have characteristics that reflect their subject.  Many years… Read More »

As faithful Christians take a collective sign of relief after all the events and celebrations over the past several days, it has put me in a bit of a reflective mode.  I have noticed how the Gospel of Jesus, written by Luke, contains some interesting episodes that have an interesting similarity.  They are memorable events… Read More »

So far this morning I have had the extremely frustrating experience of trying to navigate a problem on a computer.  The problem is that I have gotten out of practice when doing a few tasks that I found myself thinking that I could do quickly and be done.  Wrong!  After trying to figure out the… Read More »

It will soon be a week since tornadoes ripped through several communities in close proximity to us and the level of damage and destruction is staggering.  What is equally staggering is the willingness of people to jump in to help those effected.  There are food and water drives, folks making food to help others who… Read More »

It is really amazing how quickly our focus can change.  Last week at this time I was eagerly looking forward to watching March Madness, the NCAA basketball tournament.  My favorite team, the Kansas Jayhawks were seeded very high in the tournament and I was looking forward to several weekends of watching them inch closer to… Read More »

One of the ways that advertisers tempt consumers involves the idea that something is FREE.  A classic example is Amazon Prime.  If you pay a flat rate, you can receive merchandise offered by Prime without having to pay for shipping.  Read over that last sentence and think about how crazy it is and yet it… Read More »

One of the great musical anthems from my early childhood is the song, “Respect”, performed by Aretha Franklin.  This carefully crafted song shouts its message in distinctive ways that as soon as you hear the opening notes being played, you know exactly what the song is! One novel detail in this song is the way… Read More »

I suppose most of you have become aware of the happenings over the past 2 weeks in Wilmore, KY.  This community of around 6,500 people has become the center of the universe as people gather to share in what is being described as a revival or awakening.  I have monitored the phenomenon from afar and… Read More »