Mommy and Daddy were having a little disagreement. Beth was caught in the middle, sitting at the table trying to do her homework. After this discussion began to wind down and mommy left the room, Beth called out, “mommy, stop being argumentative!”
“What did you say?”, mommy asked incredulously from the other room.
“Argumentative”, Beth responded.
“That’s what I thought you said…
What do you think about capital punishment? Do you think we should try ’em and fry ’em or do you think we should be “weak on crime.” How I feel is irrelevant to the point I would like to discuss (even if I am weak on crime). Apparently there is a new tactic being employed by those who would see the death penalty outlawed, one that has had good results in the state of Illinois. The gist is…
Just as I was finishing up my entry last week, I heard the comments offered by my governor at his inaugural address. My favorite part talked about the government buildings standing behind him, and his hope that one day they would stand empty – no longer needed. He went on to speak about what he referred to as the fallacy of throwing more money at a problem, that if just one more piece of…
Beth and Cory could not decide which house they wanted to play at this weekend. Cory said, “can I play at your house Beth?” Beth replied, “can I play at your house Cory?” This went back and forth about as you would expect for a conversation between a five year old and a four year old. Finally, an exasperated Beth took Cory by the shoulder, lovingly shook him and said, “Cory, your house…
Beth went up for the children’s sermon in church on Sunday and gave the whole congregation a heaping helping of BETH. The church member giving the children’s sermon asked a young boy to volunteer to be John. She (the ranking adult) told him that he was going to be “the light.” Then she asked another group of kids to walk up next to the altar and imagine that they were in a dark bedroom.
Say you and some of your friends are hiking through the Hillsborough River Watershed region. Now imagine that you are in the rear and you hear something behind you. You look back and see the largest wild pig you have ever seen. Of course you have never seen a wild pig, so that may not be saying much. Picture yourself turning around and announcing to your hiking partners, in as calm a voice as you…
I am a glutton for punishment, especially if I am the one doing the punishing. I’ve been thinking about some of the friends I’ve had over the years, taking a trip for one down memory lane. I’ve thought a lot about the things I’ve done wrong in those relationships. I tell myself that no one is perfect, but is that sufficient excuse? I guess it depends on what it is that you’ve done wrong.
I was listening to the radio the other day and I heard a story about people who sell prayer for a living. Apparently, there are people who sell instructional books on prayer. According to the story, one book actually ends something like an infomercial, “I guarantee results in 30 days or your money back.” I know where the producer of the segment meant to take me, and I was there. I was…
I am not overly prone to wishing I had more than I do. There are times however when I fall into a funk. There have been a couple of days since I last wrote that would qualify for “funk” status. I was sitting at work coasting along on automatic pilot, thinking about just about everything but work, when I decided to take a short break. I turned to my laptop sitting on the edge of my desk and…
Well, the medical adventures of John continue. On Saturday (the one before Christmas) I learned an important lesson, I am not puncture proof. Cheryl and I have come to the conclusion that Beth has too many toys in our family room. With Christmas on the way, and the inevitable inflow of new toys, we decided to introduce a negative toy flow to the family room. The victim of this decision, other than…