Russellings of the Spirit

perspective

  • A Foot in the Balcony

    Today I thank God for artists. Artists of all types. Writers. Painters. Singers. Song writers. Dancers. Poets. Sculptors. Artists dabbling in media they don’t yet have a name for. While you and I are down here on life’s dance floor,… Continue reading

  • PLEASE STRETCH ME

    As I pulled up to the curb, I reached over and hit the button that activated my emergency flashers. Even though I was illegally parked, I figured it would only take me a second to run into the library, return… Continue reading

  • Finding Our Way

    Hi there! Remember me? It has been WAY too long since I have shown my face here in the friendly confines of WordPress land. So, I want to begin by trying to explain my non-writing sins. You see, Joan and… Continue reading

  • A Changed Life

    Several years ago, Joan and I took a little vacation trip to Orcas Island. In case you are not familiar with it, Orcas Island is located squarely in the middle of the Straits of Juan de Fuca in the Puget… Continue reading

  • News to Me

    In the morning it is usually NPR’s Morning Edition, followed by 1A, and then – time permitting, of course – a smidgen or two of The Takeaway with Tanzina Vega. In the evening we rarely miss a date with Lester Holt and the NBC… Continue reading

  • Option Number Three

    Long ago… let’s say it was during freshman Biology class… I learned about the “fight or flight” response. The idea behind this response is that when an animal (including the human animal) is confronted by a life-threatening situation, the adrenal… Continue reading

  • Storm Shield

    One of my favorite apps to pull up on my phone is an app called “Storm Shield.” It is a weather radar app that allows me to see CURRENT weather radar as well as a view of what the weather… Continue reading