Back when I was selling phones I used to try and share with my employees that one of my best selling tools was the cup of coffee that I perpetually had in front of me. They would look at me in disbelief. You see, a cup of coffee is a normalizing object. It’s a modern… Continue reading A cup of coffee
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90% Communist
“Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist party?” That was a question asked during one of the darker spots of our governmental history. A time, not unlike today, where the appearance or accusation of impropriety could ruin a person – usually to the financial and political betterment of some… Continue reading 90% Communist
100 Days
I saw a post from a former pastor of mine. I consider him a friend and mentor – at least, I considered him one. It’s a confusing thing. I still love and respect him, admire much of his character and have nothing but the deepest appreciation for the things he has taught me over the… Continue reading 100 Days
Day 165 – The day I didn’t sleep
I had a bout of insomnia last night. That bout last exactly as long as it took to consume the rest of season 5 of Justified. I am surprised and amazed at synchronicity that this particular circumstance displayed…but, the world is truly a wondrous place. Yesterday I walked, but I need to walk further, longer.… Continue reading Day 165 – The day I didn’t sleep
Day 135 – part 2
So what is today but another yesterday in the making? Or perhaps, to quote the learned Axl Rose, “Yesterday there was so many things I was never told Now that I’m startin’ to learn I feel I’m growing old”. My father said something similar though he was surely no GNR fan. Facing the frustrations of… Continue reading Day 135 – part 2
To the future
I’m reading through a book that a dear friend sent me. It has an absolutely fantastic line in it. “…This space, however convenient it had been for his recent past, was much too small to hold his future.” I look around and see the same thing with me. It isn’t that I have not learned… Continue reading To the future
A Cup of Coffee With Dad
Yesterday was my birthday. It was a time for reflection for me, but nothing earth shattering or particularly apocalyptic in nature. I think about my life and place in this world a lot more than once a year. Yesterday was just the first day I did it, aged 36. No, yesterday wasn’t so much about… Continue reading A Cup of Coffee With Dad