In short order, Cheryl’s anger will be ripe for an outburst. You see, I’ve found a new toy and it has taken up much of my time this evening. I am famous in the annals of the Florida Department of Revenue for my one tracked mindedness. I am infamous in the annals of the Kauffman household (version 2.0) for this same trait. “And there was a great gnashing of teeth as mother…
Last week I walked from my car to the office as a bit of cool air hit me in the face and brushed my bare skin. I was tempted to say chill, but I quickly recovered. It is 09/in Florida after all. Even I feel silly saying that 75 is chilly. Another sign has parked invisibly over our heads – a stalled frontal weather system. No one in Florida talks about weather “fronts” until after…
God is not a topic that people take up lightly. I’ll go further and say that it is not a subject that most people feel comfortable taking up at all – myself included. Why is that?
I was sitting in on a Bible study class Sunday morning and the pastor asked us the following question: “when you pray for the church, what do you pray for?” “I can’t recall the last…
Pinellas County Schools, at the urgings of it’s fearless leader Howard Hinsley, has decided to phase out all of the Apple computers and replace them with PCs running Windows. For what reason, you may ask? Well, it wasn’t cost. Many arguments have been made as to wether the upfront savings of a Windows box make up for the down the road savings of a Mac – so I won’t waste…
Here’s the set up: Cheryl, Beth and I go to Olive Garden with Memmay and Peppay (I promise not to start in on the French slang thing again). The disabled parking spaces in front of the restaurant are full so Memmay drops us off so she can drive around looking for a disabled spot in the next lot over (don’t get me started).
Here’s what happened next: Two groups arrive at the front…