Ferris wheels and fireworks are provocative images we recognize from youth as being exciting and sometimes scary. I desire to live my life in that state of excitement, anticipation and explosive action!

“The thrill is gone” was bellowed out across the fairgrounds and it rang long in the air of the hot night. I was watching a guitar legend play at 82 years of age; he had his showmanship down to an art of reality. He didn’t need a bunch of dances and choreography or special stage [...]

Living a selfless life is not an easy thing to do and I am always in awe when I come across someone who makes it look simple.
“In looking at myself, I look at my old man; in looking at another, I look at the new man” [...]

When we look at the world with our natural eyes we can only see what we are looking for. A few years ago I was hanging out near a rail bridge in Fort Bragg and something about the natural bridge ties caught my eye. I snapped a photograph but never felt I caught what I [...]

When humor goes, there goes civilization.
Erma Bombeck

I heard an older gentleman speak yesterday about his work in foreign countries and how he would share bibles by having them translated into local languages. On the surface this seemed quite wonderful and made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. When he shared more with us he mentioned a young man who had [...]

Yesterday we went up north a ways to meet up with some of my family and have breakfast. While we waited for them to arrive at the restaurant we noticed a man in another parking lot selling honey. Being curious we decided to go and chat with him. He was so pleasant and obviously in [...]

I have the opportunity to spend some time with my nephew who is eleven years old. Now being as immature as I am, this is splendid fodder for my inner child to express itself in ways that the grown up world just doesn’t get. How does this expression manifest? Well for example, you have to [...]

If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair.
C.S. Lewis

During the last round of elections, John Kerry was not popular with many soldiers and veterans, as he was thought to be anti-military and some even said un-patriotic. They wanted him to be silent on his views. I disagreed. I didn’t care for his politics or views either, but I felt that his service to [...]