A Life Worthy

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  • Food Piece

    Wheat

    Wheat,

    Oh Wheat

    You’re so much more than just a treat.

    You are the core of all I eat.

    I wrap bread ‘round a piece of meat,

    Or bake a chocolate cake—so sweet.

    You make my dining life complete,

    Oh Wheat (more…)

  • Food Wars

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    I like food.

    Really, I’m a big fan.  I like meat, and potatoes, and rice, and veggies (for the most part), and fruit, and bread, and grease, and ooey gooey yummy sticky chocolaty stuff.

    Mexican food? Oh, yeah.  Italian?  Chinese? Bring it on.  Sausages full of secrets from around the world—and around the pig?  Make it so, brother.

    I’m not a sushi fan—I’ll admit to that.  Squid is a “No,” as is any sort of snailish creature.  And once when I was in China I was served a soup with both halves of a very dead pigeon bobbing in it—seriously creeped me out. (more…)

  • Motivation

    question markWhy do I do what I do when I do what I do?

    I like that… sounds kinda catchy.

    Yesterday morning, I got up an hour early so that I could write a post.  I have been really sketchy in my posting over the last few weeks, what with getting the Easter book done and all.

    What?  You don’t know about the Easter book? Where have you been, Man?

    Go, Go, Go.

    To continue…

    Yesterday morning, I got up an hour early so that I could write a post.  I have been really sketchy in my posting over the last few weeks, what with getting the Easter book done and all.  As I dragged my sleepy carcass down the stairs, I saw that the kitchen was a nightmare. (more…)

  • When God Says No

     

    NO

    I guess you don’t have to call her Cordelia after all.

    My girl didn’t get the part.  Oh, she got a part.  We all did, as it turns out.  But she didn’t get the part. (more…)

  • A Sinful, Broken World

    Picture a Day June 2, 2011 - 36-Star Flag at H...

    Note: Sometimes life just isn’t funny.

    This isn’t a political blog, nor is it a “What’s new in the news?” blog.  It’s a blog about life, and about my struggle to live what Paul called, “A life worthy of the calling you have received.” Still, sometimes things happen in this world that not only need to be addressed, but that directly impact my quest.  So we talk about them. (more…)

  • Plague Boy

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    There’s no use denying it—I am what I am.  For the last few days, I have hardly stirred from my big green chair.  I have slept, eaten, napped, read junk novels, snoozed, scrolled aimlessly through Facebook, slumbered, and slept.

    I’ve been sick.

    There are no spectacular symptoms I can point you to.  No raging fever, no projectile vomiting, no delirium—at least, none that I’ve noticed. I’m not bleeding, either internally or externally.  Neither pox nor pustules are in ready evidence.  I’m just totally wiped out.

    Frankly, I almost wish I had some better symptoms. (more…)

  • Refocus

    You may have noticed that sometimes I get a little scattered.

    My writing can be a bit…oh…hodgepodgey.  Looking back over the six months since I started this blog, I see that I have written about hiking, braces, car failures, home improvement nightmares, dogs, dates, worship, and my favorite chair, among other bits and bobs.

    Sort of a digital stream of consciousness.

    I thought it might be time to sort of remind you, and myself, exactly why I’m here.  (more…)

  • The Gift of Time

    Is my family cheap…or are we deep?

    Both, I’m thinking.

    At gift giving times—birthdays, Christmas, Arbor Day, etc.—my family often opts for presents involving experiences.  Not that we aren’t fond of stuff.  We love stuff, and judging by the amount we’ve accumulated over the years, stuff loves us.  I think it’s just that years of near-poverty and my own phobic response to clutter have rendered us open to more (more…)

  • Exercise

    I have pain.

    I spent several hours over the past two days cutting back the climbing rose arch that covers the front of our house.  It was #7-C on The List, so it felt good to get it done.  A real sense of accomplishment comes with reducing 30 ft. of diseased and bug-ridden plant life to two bins of wanna-be compost.

    But now, the pain. (more…)

  • Do Over

    It’s the saving grace of many a childhood game.

    Party Hats

    It’s the secret wish of every man.

    It’s the Do Over.

    Tell me you’ve never wished for it.  The chance to go back and take the shot, make the investment, show the self-discipline, learn the skill, do the bold and dangerous thing, the “What if?” (more…)