After forty years, I can say I'm free of envy of my fellow youth group member, even if he is still handsome at sixty--like a movie star who has decided to make his hair gray to acknowledge he’s aging but still sexy.
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Vulnerability at the Cash Register
I think we all show a little more vulnerability than we intend to and some of us are better than others at offering encouragement during those moments.
I’m Done
I’m done. I know I know. I was done five years ago when I quit church, religion, and career. But I’ve come to realize that I’m really, really done. I mean it… truly… emphatically… no fooling… probably. I’ve daydreamed a bit that I would find a way to return. Not as a believer but … Continue reading I’m Done
Always Ask a Woman Her Age
I usually ask for a woman’s ID even if her great-grandchildren are accompanying her to the checkout stand.
It Was a Very Good Year….
When a customer is obviously closer to my age than those of my children, I’ll often smile ask if they’re over twenty-one. Sometimes, the men will say, “I wish I were twenty-one again.” "No, you don't."
The Mean Teacher Retires
I know a lot of outstanding teachers. Theirs is a difficult job and I have a great deal of sympathy for them. But I had some doozies when I was young. This is about one of them. It made sense that the meanest teacher of our elementary school had the name, Mrs. Snodgrass. She had … Continue reading The Mean Teacher Retires
Truth, Lies, and Blue Skies
The biggest grudge I have against religion (particularly conservative religion) is that it urges people to lie....
Dream Vision
“Do you dream things that sometimes come true?” “Uh,” I stammered, “Yes, in fact I do.” How did he know that?
A Friendship Begins
I lowered my hand to give the downbeat and that's when Craig exploded all over the piano
Purposeful Moments
Lost moments. Shared moments. Moments for second chances. They don’t last long but they’re a big deal.
