Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
As I write this I have gone 11 days without a day off. I have to work tomorrow as well so that will be a full dozen then I get some down time.I don't say that to show how hard my life is. My lady wife has worked more days in a row than this... Continue Reading →
One of the great aspects of my job as a youth minister is that part of my job is going to camp. A fair number of you just rolled your eyes and groaned. You thanked your lucky stars that it was me and not thee.Silly people.I will spend the week waking up on the cliffs... Continue Reading →
A year or so ago I started this series of posts. There's a very sound reason for why I wanted to do it. I wanted to put more focus on the wonderful things in my life. I'm a glass half full kind of personality. Oh hell, let's be honest. I'm the guy who will react... Continue Reading →
I live in a part of the world where we average sunshine just 50% of the time. Given that we tend to enjoy lots of sunshine during the summer (summers in WNY can be truly spectacular) it means our winters are long and dreary. Going for days without a peek of sun is normal, going... Continue Reading →
Time to get back to this. I need the reminder. This one will sound strange but bear with me. I'm headed somewhere with it, I promise. I am thankful for my wife's absence. I have called her the lady in my life for close to 30 years. In truth she has been a part of... Continue Reading →
Sometimes my post are linked from week to week. That's because so many of the things in my life are linked. Last week it was the guitar. This week it's Music. I have sung most of my life. For years my mother offered to pay for singing lessons when I was a teen and I... Continue Reading →
If you grew up in the 1960's (as I largely did) your musical life was probably dominated by one instrument. The guitar. I not only had the influence of electric guitar in most popular music but also the acoustic guitar. My parents enjoyed folk music and my father was a self taught acoustic player. To... Continue Reading →
I am thankful for the movies. I have not always been the movie junkie I am today. Watching movies on a Sunday afternoon probably got me started on this. Back in the day Sunday afternoons were dedicated to the Sunday Afternoon Movies with Rege Cordic. I remember seeing lots of John Wayne movies. The movies... Continue Reading →
I'm not sure when I started reading but I do not remember a time when I couldn't read. Other than sleeping I have probably spent more time reading than any other activity during my life. I'm not sure there's anything that I've gotten more extended enjoyment out of in my life either. Reading has taken... Continue Reading →
This may come as a bit of surprise to some given a previous post (Reasons to Hate the Internet) but I am thankful for the Internet. The World Wide Web. This alternately profound and ridiculous virtual world where you and I reside. I am thankful for the access to massive amounts of information. Even when... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 