i call this living

Did you ever wonder how we came to call one side of a ship the port side and another the starboard?  Here goes.   When English sailing ships...

Some of my quizzes are very difficult, some are easy, some are intricate and some are simply stupid. Some, I give the answer.  I'm not t...

  Here is something of which I've been aware for some time and I'm wondering if any of you have had this experience.  I seldom remem...

 I learned a new word last week:  sciolism.  M-W defines it as "a superficial show of learning".  It brought me to some self-exami...

 It's not easy writing a prayer each week that is fresh and timely.  Some just flow right out and others are a struggle.  I have looked ...

 You probably think I'm writing about age descrimination because I'm old. Not so!  It's because I saw a movie the other night th...

Quizzes are like games of chance.  The most common and probably the oldest of games is throwing dice.  My brain got stuck on dice the other ...

This artwork is by my father-in-law, Reed Ulrey, depicting my wife and her mother in the style of Mandona and Child.  Here is a prayer found...

These are statistics from the CDC (U.S. Center for Disease Control).  I hope they don't depress you.  I've seen them before and they...

Keep this in your mind.   Plans are sometimes stupid, partially unworkable, full of holes, etc.  BUT planning is always important; intrinsic...

I'm throwing this in - not to be sacrilegious, but to ease the tension . . . and I know God has a good sense of humor.  (. . . as seen o...

 My pumpkins are growing.  I planted 60 seeds from last year's white lumina pumpkin in 20 cups on 4/21.  They germinated within a week. ...

Don'tja just luv the way yung pple txt each other today?  I especially like the way they add letters to words for emphasis.  That's ...

Yes, today belongs to the Son.   From Genesis 2: 1-3  Thus the heavens and the earth were all completed in their vast array.  And by the se...