The Shoe Helicopter

Once upon a time, there was a really fun bedtime story routine. A young friend of mine, name of Alexander, reminded me of this earlier today. Ah, Alexander: he’s great. The routine went something like this. A young child, maybe Alexander, maybe his twin sister, would be all tucked into their bed. Then they would [...]

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The People that You Meet Each Day

Oh who are the people in your neighborhood? In your neighborhood? In your neighborhood? Say who are the people in your neighborhood? The people that you meet each day The song is a familiar one from my youth, sung by Bob, Oscar, and the friends down on Sesame street. Some four decades later, I’m reminded [...]

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But I like my backstory…

Little Frau and I were watching one of our few favorite TV shows the other night: House Hunter’s International. As we were watching a couple tour exotic locals and ponder a different way of life, I asked what I thought was a simple question. The question? I said “if you could choose to live anywhere, [...]

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But it’s a good smell…

“Your dad’s car smells like my grandmother’s…” Such were the words uttered by my daughter’s friend as we prepared to leave the driveway on a recent morning. Almost as quickly as I could begin to ponder what about my wheels exactly reminded this young lady’s sniffer of her grandmother, she concluded the thought: “…but it’s [...]

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It sounds good, on paper

Many of us are familiar with that old Peter Paul and Mary song from the 60′s “If I Had a Hammer“. If I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the morning, I’d hammer in the evening, All over this land, I’d hammer out danger, I’d hammer out a warning, I’d hammer out love between, My [...]

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Rush of Fools

Writer’s block is an interesting thing. You like to write, you want to write, but the ideas and thoughts just don’t come. Then, something fires from within, usually (for me, always) sparked by a person’s words or actions, or some other event playing out before me. Rush of Fools is the name of a group [...]

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Jake and the fatman

“All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.” ― Edgar Allan Poe “The vanity of others runs counter to our taste only when it runs counter to our vanity.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil “Perception and reality are two different things.” ― Tom Cruise Something must be amiss [...]

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The morning fog…

No, that is not the new name of my blog, but maybe I should consider it. Anyway, I digress. How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone. What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us [...]

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How to enjoy your life

Have you ever heard of the Japanese production management term “Just In Time”. It seems appropriately fitting, ironic even, on this Sunday afternoon. The Bing family just spent most of last week with Miyu, our new Japanese exchange student friend/”adopted daughter”, and saw her leave to return home on Friday. That evening, we gathered around [...]

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The 46 Defense

The 46 defense is an American football defensive formation. The formation comprises four down linemen, three linebackers, and four defensive backs. The 46 defense was originally developed and popularized by Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan, who later became head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals. Today the scheme is currently used on [...]

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