Bloomberg Businessweek arrived in the church’s mail a few weeks ago. I asked how we got the magazine, but Ellen and Dana assumed I had placed the order. Which made me wonder if a church member was hoping to hear business world illustrations in my sermons. The ploy has not worked, but I do flip […]
Read more "Expectations"Every year pumpkin carving gets a little more complicated. This year Ivy asked for an astronaut, to go with her costume. Phoebe wanted a pirate, but added difficulty by declaring it must be a girl pirate (I thought pumpkins were gender neutral). So carving requires a bit of creativity and a bit of luck – […]
Read more "Pumpkin Eyes"“I am not really awesome, I can’t run really fast.” – Phoebe Ivy is now a Brownie, the first step in becoming a professional cookie salesperson (Girl Scout). And this coming week she will earn a merit badge, the “Snack Badge”. Which made me laugh – it was appropriate for their name (though they will […]
Read more "Awesome"I found my wallet Monday night. A week after it had gone missing. Enough time to cancel credit cards and dig out an old money clip (a wedding party gift I never planned to use). I thought I looked everywhere. I searched the house. I pulled out couch cushions and dug into the recliner. I […]
Read more "Found"I am a loser of things. I chalk this up to a close relationship with brilliance. An absent minded professor sort-of-thing. My wife chalks it up to something else… either way, it has been about 54 hours since I last saw my wallet. Which is a problem. Thankfully my credit cards were not actively buying […]
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