There is something magical about sailing. I love the classic Christopher Cross song by that name, and I have always harbored a sailing fantasy. Imagine, then, the moment years ago, when I discovered someone on Craigslist was giving away a Sunfish sailboat. I snatched it up both for the thrill of sailing and the …
It was a conversation about a storm…that created a storm. “Hey, Roger, did you hear about that storm Saturday?” Well, no. We were out of town. “You should have seen it. There were limbs down everywhere. There was a big one down the street. Those lazy Mexicans didn’t even bother to clean it up.” …
One of the more fascinating prayers recorded in the Bible is voiced by a man named Agur, whose prayer is one of the “Proverbs.” He writes: “Two things I ask of you, Lord; do not refuse me before I die: Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give …
It was supposed to be easy. After all, I’ve installed dozens of light fixtures; I can do it in my sleep. I probably HAVE installed a fixture in my sleep. Replacing the second bedroom light fixture in my new Huntsville home would be done in minutes, allowing me to get to installing the bedroom flooring. …
I wrestled for weeks and months with whether I would begin serious blogging. In fact, I put this blog together months ago, and I’m only just now publishing. I will tell you why. I want to be great. Years ago, the band Calloway sang: “I wanna be rich.” I can’t relate. Seriously. I don’t want …