Russellings of the Spirit

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  • High School Heroes

    Following a longer-than-normal walk with the dogs, Joan and I decided to reward them with a trip to our neighborhood Sonic Drive-In. She ordered her customary lemonberry slush while I favored the cold brew iced coffee. The dogs, naturally, snacked on… Continue reading

  • My Saturday Self

    I have a question: Which of your many “selves” is your truest self?  To clarify, I am not suggesting that you necessarily suffer from Multiple Personality Disorder. But if you do, God bless you.  I’m just saying that most of… Continue reading

  • Final Exam

    Something I read the other day prompted me to think back on REPORT CARDS. Remember those? I was never what you’d call a brilliant student, so I anticipated REPORT CARD DAY with no small degree of anxiety.  Had I done… Continue reading

  • Clarifying

    I remember the first time I got glasses. I was in my mid-teens… maybe 14 or 15. Up until that moment, I was pretty satisfied with my view of the world. I mean, sure, there were times when I mistook… Continue reading

  • Right vs. Righteous

    Like many of the rest of you – just a guess here – I like to be right. I like to give the right answer, er, question, when I watch Jeopardy. I believe there is a right way and a wrong… Continue reading

  • A New/Old Look

    I don’t know if you’ve heard, but I grew a beard! (Going by spelling alone, that sentence seems as if it SHOULD rhyme. But of course, it doesn’t. English! Bah humbug!) Why did I grow it? No… it wasn’t because… Continue reading

  • It’s An Outrage!

    The other day I heard someone say (or perhaps they posted it on a social media platform), “If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention.” The implication here is that the goal of awake, alert people should be to ascend to… Continue reading

  • Happy New Day

    So here we are… sitting in front of this gigantic, mysterious package; trying to figure out where and how to begin opening it… wondering what surprises, delights, horrors, or joys it might contain. The mysterious package I refer to is,… Continue reading

  • Winter Wonderland

    It finally snowed here in Fort Collins.  The falling right now is the first snow this season… and the latest first snow in the town’s history.  And so naturally, as Patrick the dog and I set out on our morning walk –… Continue reading

  • Why Give?

    It’s Christmas… the season of giving. But why?  I mean, why do we give? I am not ONLY talking about Christmas giving. I’m talking about any kind of giving. I puzzled on this one for a while and came up with a… Continue reading