Category Love

How Could Friday Be Called Good?

At last, Messiah was in their midst Offered His hand, received their fists Deliverer delivered by Judas’ kiss His message ignored, His mission missed How could Friday be called Good? They mocked him, left Him bruised and battered Spat upon,…

April Fools!

Although I’m generally not regarded as an unintelligent individual, my cognitive juices are quite viscous in the early morning hours. And this morning, my daughter, streaking like a supernova through the darkness, shattered my slumbering serenity as she burst into…

Almost Famous

Our awesome new neighbors invited us over to their house the other day. And my daughter paraded into their kitchen and proudly announced, “My Dad is famous!” before proceeding to discuss her Pokemon card collection. And why would she make…

Unoriginal Sandcastles

“No one really starts anything new, Mrs. Nemur. Everyone builds on another man’s failures. There is nothing really original in science. What each man contributes to the sum of knowledge is what counts.” -Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon With a…

The Sourdough Sequel

The Sourdough Saga has already been a rousing success. The support of the online community has been touching, and the bread itself has not only been a flavorful means of repleting glycogen, but has served as a substrate for ongoing…

Franny and Zooey

“I’m just sick of ego, ego, ego. My own and everyone else’s. I’m sick of everybody that wants to get somewhere, do something distinguished and all, be somebody interesting.” -JD Salinger, Franny and Zooey Frivolity. Phoniness. Inflated egos. Distasteful duplicity.…

Life, Love, and Legos

Most people take their kids to Legoland to build whimsical, lighthearted displays of creativity…and then there are those weirdos who somehow are whisked away by the MiniFigures on an allegorical pilgrimage of introspection and reflection. Very few people are unbreakable,…

Are You Really Lovin’ It? Lessons from McDonald’s

Some recent footage of a McDonald’s CEO reluctantly nibbling on a burger has gone viral.  The guy appears to be on the verge of vomiting while “endorsing” his product, and his subsequent statements reeking of rationalization have done nothing to…

Rules for Dating

The ideas for a book containing practical Biblical wisdom for young people regarding romantic relationships has been percolating in my restless mind. But after yesterday’s track practice, I may need to re-evaluate some of my thoughts. I casually overheard two…

Unfinished Projects

Some stories have unsatisfying conclusions, and others fail to be completed. Charles Dickens never finished writing The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Although Gatsby was Great, F. Scott Fitzgerald was unable to complete The Last Tycoon. And even the prolific C.S.…