Again Seeker
I woke up this morning with a song stuck in my head. It was an old, gospel song. If I told you its name some of you would go scouring the Internet for it and others of you would know how ancient I really am. The earworm didn’t go away until about noon. I tried…
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I walked into our credit union with a box of rolled coins. The teller took one look at me and said, “We don’t take rolled coins. You’ll have to rip those off and put it in the machine.” I shot back, “So you can charge me for it?” After discovering that since I have an…
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In exaltation of frozen assetsAnd microwave ovens. When over-calendared daysGlue me to the sofa. In praise of refrigerationCold enough to store pre-made creations. When I move my weary personTo peer into its depths. In gratitude for good cuisineOn the table fast. When reheatYields a little nutrition.
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It came up at dinner tonight. My friend Phill’s legal name was causing havoc at airport security far and wide. They told him he needed a redress number. He jokingly thought that meant they were going to dress and redress him at TSA checkpoints. We all laughed. I looked a little deeper. Redress actually means…
Read MoreIt happened back in September. I injured my left shoulder. Thinking it was a rotator cuff injury I went to see my orthopedic physician. Fortunately, it wasn’t my rotator cuff but rather a bicep tendon and my supraspinatus muscle. Like a rotator cuff injury it takes a while before you’re back to normal. It’s been…
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Here we are the second week of 2019, and as promised, I’m focusing on rest every Sunday. When I first started studying the agains in rest, my first question was: What did God DO on the seventh day? How did He rest? Did He have a good lie-in in His almighty-sized bed? Maybe I’m taking…
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Reject was first used in the 15th century to mean to “refuse to accept.” And, now I can relate to book authors and writers everywhere. My book proposal has been rejected by the simple passage of time. I submitted it 13 weeks ago. After 12 weeks I was supposed to hear something or assume it’s…
Read MoreIt’s completely true: we live in a subscription society. At the first of every year it seems I’ve collected a million and one subscriptions. Newspapers and magazines started it all. But now, now we can subscribe to a meal service that delivers all the ingredients to your front door for you to cook up supper…
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This is not a political post. Sorry, not sorry. Yet, tonight I felt like writing my senators to express my opinion about something. I felt I needed to act. I used Resitbot. It’s a free service that allows us citizens direct access to our elected officials. From my phone, I text 50409. It wakes up…
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January seems to find the gym packed to the max. That wait for the lat pull down machine seems to be 10 times longer than usual. The yoga class is filled to capacity. The grocery produce aisle is bumper to bumper. It’s because everyone is resuming. Whether it’s eating healthier or losing weight or getting…
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