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Masked Man
Support them or oppose them… love them or hate them… I think we can all agree: facemasks are a major PAIN. Show of hands: how many times have you done the infamous mid-parking-lot-spin-around-while-slapping-your-forehead as you suddenly realize the store you… Continue reading
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Does It Matter Enough?
OUCH! First of all, sorry for the somewhat gross photo here. Both for the bruised toe as well as the dramatic proof that I need some SERIOUS foot moisturizing. But hopefully as you will see later, this disgusting picture is… Continue reading
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EST-CE QUE TU PARLES FRANCAIS?
Joan and I have been in the south of France for the past week. And when I say, “the south of France,” I mean THE SOUTH. As in, imagining we hear banjos and guitars having a pick-off duel as we round… Continue reading
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My Saints
He was a slick-fielding, light hitting second baseman for the church softball team. He sold microscopes for the E. Leitz Company. Later, he heard a call that changed not only his life, but the lives of everyone in his family.… Continue reading
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Singing In the Rain
Traveling is cool. In fact, I am – at this very moment – traveling down the Danube River with Joan in a COVID-delayed celebration of our 20th wedding anniversary. We are seeing places like Budapest, Vienna, Krems, Remmsberg, and others at… Continue reading
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The Inexhaustible Supply Chain
Our new couch is finally HERE! Hip Hip HOORAY! Last week Joan and I were finally able to get rid of that old couch – the one that was meant for a MUCH larger living room – so that we… Continue reading
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The Voice Speaks!
“Are you edgy?” There I was… out in my back yard the other day, tidying up some ragged borders with my battery-powered string trimmer. That’s when I heard The Voice… … And The Voice seemed to be asking me a… Continue reading
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Am I Really a Male?
By all outward indications, the answer to the question posed above is a resounding, “YES!” The inward benchmarks (e.g., the sum of my urges, drives, thinking, and worldview) also seem to point in the direction of an affirmative response. But… Continue reading
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A Strange Set of Tools
I’ve got this dilemma on my hands. Maybe you can help me with it. On the one hand, I don’t like to fail. I mean I REALLY don’t like it. At all. At the same time, I really like trying things I haven’t tried… Continue reading
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Augmenting the Toolkit
Of all the tools that currently reside in my personal Toolkit of Life, the one that seems notably lacking is the one called WISDOM. In my better moments, I’ve been called clever, or bright, or intuitive… once someone even called me sharp.… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 