Author: admin
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We are a two party country, like it or not.
I am tired of hearing so many logical people jump to the wrong conclusion about this election. I’ve heard both liberals and conservatives voicing their displeasure with their choices in this election. But this country is a two party system. That is it. If you were a Bernie fan, as I was, that is not…
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We are all together…
I am very saddened today with the news of yet two more men shot by police. I am very saddened today with the news of five police officers gunned down by a sniper. I am saddened that all of the folks I’m talking to think we are slipping backwards, instead of moving forwards. What if…
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A boy and his family
This is the story of a boy, Jacob, and his family. Maria and Joakim (Mom and Dad) and Sarah (Sister). The first time I met this family was at a mutual friends house for a picnic or a party, I don’t remember which. I arrived with my family (wife and two youngest boys). As I…
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Loss of a friend
About 6 months ago, I received a text from a dear friend. The content explained that my friend had just found that they were sick, and that they wanted me to know. I remember thinking, this can’t be real…and this can’t be that serious. It turns out, it was real, and it was that serious. …
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50…a reflection
So..I turn 50 this week. I have literally been looking forward to that number since…well, I turned 40. An “age” hasn’t really ever carried the stigma for me that it may for others, I am more interested in the number. I had always said I wanted to live to 100. So if I’m lucky enough…
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The Story of Dwight
This is the story of a walking man. This man was known to me first as that…a walking man. You see, he’d walk past my house, daily, on the other side of the street. From where I stood I saw a man with a slight smile, and a smooth gait. I would think to myself,…