Something that I do at church, and do really well, is read the scripture. I absolutely love getting up in front of the congregation to read the lesson. I try to work through it ahead of time so that I know the context and can add the proper inflections to help people connect with the…
The unease set in after I was alone in the house. I had for years wanted to get a tattoo, and I had waited and waited until just the right design spoke to me, and just the right artist was available, and it was just the right time. Thursday was that day. But what caught…
There was a meme going around on Twitter the other day called “tweetyour16yearoldself”, where you send a message to yourself as a 16 year old. I didn’t think I could do that in 140 characters, so I decided to write my 16 year old self a letter. Dear 16 year old me, A couple of…
Lisa led me down the hall and pushed open the huge, thick door. It swung open like it was protecting the mad scientist’s lab (or NORAD). Stepping inside, I discovered that it wasn’t too far off. The room had but one window, and that looked in on The Machine. Echoing off the walls was a…
My father died 15 years ago, just months after Ellen and I got married. I had a very difficult time with it right off the bat, but had to remain strong for the family (I think it’s an oldest thing, right?). So, I didn’t say a whole lot as the months passed and my mother,…
Continuing on the “recipe” theme from the last post, here’s a review of another recipe. This one is called “Tofu and Mango Curry” and comes from my friend @dharmaloser. I’m not going to reproduce the recipe, you can find it for yourself here. But, I found myself looking at the recipe last week and noticing…