More than Oregano

She loves me, more than oregano. To what may I compare? Yes, the lovely herbal companion we speak of is pictured here with my Little Frau. It looks like they enjoy a strong relationship. You know what they say: behind every good oregano plant is a great woman. Stated another way, behind every garden bare [...]

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Face the truth

When he arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or not?” “Attack and be victorious,” he answered, “for the Lord will give it into the king’s hand.” The king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in [...]

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Fighting for air

That was different.   I seldom have felt such a sensation.   Maybe during my brief football two-a-days experience as a person 1/3 of my current age?   Maybe, and brief was the experience, indeed, possibly for just this very reason.   Air: it hurt to want more air, and I now need to get more used to it. [...]

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Unresolved

I get it, I think. Maybe I don’t get it. Am I talking about living the Life, or the movie Little Frau and I just watched? Yes. Jazz doesn’t resolve. Or does it? Life doesn’t resolve, or does it? That is the point. That is the premise. Knowing that, and accepting it, creates confusion and [...]

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The Ugly American

I was “away from home” ever so briefly a week or so back. The colleagues I was due to meet and work with my first full morning abroad had yet to arrive, and given the beauty of the spring morning, I went out for a brief walk. As I often do when traveling, I was [...]

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Taken Captive

OK, I confess: This picture was in fact digitally altered. No, we did sit very close to the action. Yes, I am together with a newly famous ESPN celebrity sporting his fancy NY Yankees lid. No, the alteration is the confession that the young lady behind us was, in fact, not wearing a bright orange [...]

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Too many producers; not enough Story

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Which comes first, the screenplay, or the story? After enduring tonight’s previews, I’m afraid it’s the former, a by-product of too much dumb investor cash seeking the next blockbuster. Wasn’t Spider Man (One) a brand new movie in 2002? I remember where I was when I saw [...]

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Fool’s names and fool’s faces…

…always seen in public places. I have this friend, and a pretty good one at that, who has been known to repeat this phrase a time or two. Originally spoken in reference to wanted posters in Post Offices, news blotters, front pages, and the like, I think said friend might have been talking about the [...]

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Duty Free?

Should we offer him thousands of rams and ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Should we sacrifice our firstborn children to pay for our sins? No, O people, the LORD has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk [...]

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Clearly, I’ve Never Been to Singapore…

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